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Our Women’s First Team remain in pre-season until early September, but this week will see fixtures for our Men’s First Team, EDS and Under-18s. Find out all you need to know below. WEDNESDAY Mansfield Town v City EDS | Vertu Trophy | 19:00 (UK) Our Under-21 side will kick-off Group D of the Vertu Football League Trophy with a trip to face Mansfield. You can follow live match updates for the game on our Official Twitter/X account @ManCityAcademy. A detailed match report and highlights will also be available on mancity.com and the official app after the full-time whistle. FRIDAY Enzo Maresca press conference | City Football Academy | 13:30 (UK) The City boss will be speaking to the media ahead of our eagerly anticipated Premier League opener. Maresca will provide the latest team news at his pre-match press conference from 13:30 (UK) and you can follow it live on mancity.com and our official app. Don’t worry if you are unable to watch Enzo’s press conference as it happens, as we’ll have a written review and video recap soon after it has concluded. SATURDAY Manchester United U18 v City U18 | U18 Premier League | 11:00 (UK) | Live on CITY+ New U18 Lead Coach Lauris Coggin began his tenure with an impressive win over Liverpool last weekend and his second game in charge is a huge clash away to rivals United. You can watch every kick live with a CITY+ subscription. You can also follow live match updates for the game on our Official Twitter/X account @ManCityAcademy. A detailed match report and highlights will also be available on mancity.com and the official app after the full-time whistle. SUNDAY City v Bournemouth | Premier League | 14:00 (UK) Maresca’s side will commence 2026/27 league action by hosting the Cherries at the Etihad Stadium. The match will be shown live in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event. Viewers around the world can find out how to watch via these TV listings, courtesy of LiveSoccerTV. You can also follow the action live with our Matchday Centre on mancity.com and our official app, as well as the best of the action on Twitter/X: @ManCity. A comprehensive match report, highlights and Full Match Replay (via CITY+) will follow across the evening. You can also tune into our live matchday show - Matchday Live - with special guests engaging in pre-match discussion and post-match analysis from around one hour before kick-off. Available on all digital platforms, our matchday show offers the best City-centric build-up and reaction to all of our first team matches.