City u18s begin the defence of their Premier League North Division title away to Blackburn Rovers.

The Blues take a trip to Lancashire on 16 August, before hosting Sunderland for the first league home game of the season a week later.

Premier League play-off final defeat at the end of last season.

The first Manchester derby of the campaign occurs on 20 September at Platt Lane with the reverse fixture taking place on 17 January at the Aon Training Complex.

The format of the competition is similar to last year, with 24 Category One Academies split into two regional leagues. 

Teams will face every other team in their region twice - home and away - to determine league standings.

The second phase will be held after the end of the regular season to decide the national champions. 

We’ll be keeping you updated on City’s progress throughout the season on Twitter and mcfc.co.uk

Fixtures in full:

Blackburn Rovers - A - Saturday 16 August 2014, 11:00 BST

Sunderland - H - Saturday 23 August 2014, 12:30 BST

Everton - H - Saturday 30 August 2014, 11:00 BST

Wolverhampton Wanderers - A - Saturday 13 September 2014, 12:00 BST

Manchester United - H - Saturday 20 September 2014, 11:00 BST

Derby County - A - Saturday 27 September 2014, 11:00 BST

Liverpool - A - Saturday 4 October 2014, 11:00 BST

Newcastle United - H - Saturday 11 October 2014, 13:00 BST

Middlesbrough - A - Saturday 18 October 2014, 13:00 GMT

Bolton Wanderers - A - Saturday 1 November 2014, 11:00 GMT

Stoke City - H - Saturday 15 November 2014, 11:00 GMT

Sunderland - A - Saturday 22 November 2014, 11:00 GMT

Blackburn Rovers - H - Saturday 29 November 2014, 11:00 GMT

Everton - A - Saturday 6 December 2014, 11:00 GMT

Wolverhampton Wanderers - H - Saturday 20 December 2014, 11:00 GMT

Derby County - H - Saturday 10 January 2015, 12:00 GMT

Manchester United - A - Saturday 17 January 2015, 11:00 GMT

Liverpool - H - Saturday 24 January 2015, 11:00 GMT

Newcastle United - A - Saturday 31 January 2015, 11:00 GMT

Middlesbrough - H - Saturday 7 February 2015, 13:00 GMT

Stoke City - A - Saturday 14 February 2015, 11:00 GMT

Bolton Wanderers - H - Saturday 21 February 2015, 11:00