Five key Man City dates as 2023/24 Premier League fixtures released

Manchester City's celebrations from their remarkable Treble triumph may have only just ended but now next season's Premier League fixtures have been released.

City's season came to a close just five days ago and it couldn't have ended in better fashion as they defeated Inter to win the Champions League and secure the Treble. Pep Guardiola has hardly had enough time to get the golf clubs out and unwind after such a gruelling campaign before the next one has appeared on the horizon.

The Premier League has released the fixtures for the upcoming 2023/24 season and here are five key dates for Blues fans to stick on the calendar.

1 - Opening game

City will take part in the first match of the season as they get their title defence underway with a trip to Burnley on Friday, August 11. Kick-off is at 8pm.

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It's a fitting start to the season as it will see City once again reunited with iconic captain Vincent Kompany, who guided the Clarets to an emphatic Championship win in his first season. However, his side did lose 6-0 to City in the FA Cup.

2 - A terrible run kicks off

Though it's hard to ever look past the Manchester derbies, the fixtures City might be concerned by most are their clashes with Arsenal. The Gunners were City's only real challengers last season and it was the resounding 4-1 win in April that all but secured the title.

The two teams didn't play each other in the league until February due to the fixture being postponed but should face off much earlier this time around with the first meeting scheduled for October 7 at the Emirates.

The match will kick off a horrible run of fixtures for Guardiola's side as they then go on to face