MANCHESTER City will play five games in a week to prepare for next season in the Premiership.

The highlight will be a showpiece match in Germany against Hamburg where Kevin Keegan twice won the European footballer of the Year.

The schedule is: Tuesday, July 30: Preston North End (Deepdale) 7.45pm; Wednesday, July 31: Bury (Gigg Lane) 7.45pm; Saturday: August 3: Hamburg (AOL Arena) 6pm; Monday, August 5: Rochdale (Spotland) 7.45pm; Tuesday, August 6: Tranmere Rovers (Prenton Park) 7.45pm.