The Premier LeagUe curtain raiser at Old Trafford will now be played on Sunday, 16th August with a 1.30pm kick-off time and will be shown live on Sky Sports.
The first local derby of the season against Aston Villa is also being shown live on Sky and has been moved to Sunday, 13th Sptemaber with a 12 noon kick-off tme.
Sky are also to show Blues' home match against Manchester City and this has been resceduled for Sunday, 1st November with a 4pm kick-off time.
Finally, Blues' away match against Liverpool is to be shown live on ESPN TV, (who have taken over Setanta Sports' live Premier League game coverage), and this match will now be played on Monday, 9th November with an 8pm kick-off time.