Premier League 2007/2008 Fixtures Announced -- Manchester United

United will begin the defence of the Premier League crown on the weekend of Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 August with the visit of Reading to Old Trafford.

The first five matches also see the Reds take on Portsmouth, Manchester City and Tottenham, before Sir Alex goes head-to-head with Roy Keane for the first time as manager of Sunderland on 1 September.

United's run-in could be tricky, with home matches against Liverpool and Arsenal, and away trips to Middlesbrough, Blackburn and Chelsea in the last eight games.

Here are the fixtures in full:

August
Sat Aug 11 Reading (H)
Tue Aug 14 Portsmouth (A)
Sat Aug 18 Manchester City (A)
Sat Aug 25 Tottenham Hotspur (H)

September
Sat Sep 1 Sunderland (H)
Sat Sep 15 Everton (A)
Sat Sep 22 Chelsea (H)
Sat Sep 29 Birmingham City (A)

October
Sat Oct 6 Wigan Athletic (H)
Sat Oct 20 Aston Villa (A)
Sat Oct 27 Middlesbrough (H)

November
Sat Nov 3 Arsenal (A)
Sat Nov 10 Blackburn Rovers (H)
Sat Nov 24 Bolton Wanderers (A)

December
Sat Dec 1 Fulham (H)
Sat Dec 8 Derby County (H)
Sat Dec 15 Liverpool (A)
Sat Dec 22 Everton (H)
Wed Dec 26 Sunderland (A)
Sat Dec 29 West Ham United (A)

January
Tue Jan 1 Birmingham City (H)
Sat Jan 12 Newcastle (H)
Sat Jan 19 Reading (A)
Wed Jan 30 Portsmouth (H)

February
Sat Feb 2 Tottenham Hotspur (A)
Sat Feb 9 Manchester City (H)
Sat Feb 23 Newcastle (A)

March
Sat Mar 1 Fulham (A)
Sat Mar 8 Bolton Wanderers (H)
Sat Mar 15 Derby County (A)
Sat Mar 22 Liverpool (H)
Sat Mar 29 Aston Villa (H)

April
Sat Apr 5 Middlesbrough (A)
Sat Apr 12 Arsenal (H)
Sat Apr 19 Blackburn Rovers (A)
Sat Apr 26 Chelsea (A)

May
Sat May 3 West Ham (H)
Sun May 11 Wigan Athletic (A)

Please note the above fixtures are subject to change.