Manchester United and Manchester City will play their rescheduled fixtures from the opening weekend of the season in January, the Premier League announced on Thursday.
Both Manchester clubs did not play on the opening weekend in September due to their participation in the knockout stages of last season's European club competitions which ended only in August due to the COVID-19 hiatus.
Burnley will host second-placed United on Jan. 12 while City hosts Aston Villa on Jan. 20.
The fixtures add to a packed schedule for both Manchester clubs who also play each other in the League Cup semifinal on Jan. 6 before they begin their FA Cup campaign the following weekend.
City, eighth in the standings, has two games in hand after Monday's match at Everton was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak at its club.
City's first team has since returned to training after its facilities were closed for two days but the league has yet to reschedule the game against Everton.
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