Ticket News: Season Tickets, Valencia, Birmingham (Home), Community Shield, Open Training

JUNIOR SEASON TICKETS AVAILABLE IN NORTH STAND United are giving all junior fans the chance to secure a new Season Ticket for the 2009/10 season. The tickets, priced £190, are situated in the North Stand Tier 3 area of the stadium and are available to buy now. There is limited availability on Season Tickets, however, so this is the perfect opportunity to secure your child a seat at the Theatre of Dreams. Junior Season Ticket holders will also be entitled to opt-out of all home Cup matches this season and have the flexibility to upgrade their ticket to a full adult ticket for all home Cup matches. Supporters interested in securing a Junior Season Ticket should call 0161 868 8000 now and select option 1 then 4 to speak to a Customer Service Advisor. We also have a limited number of full adult Season Tickets available for the new season. Click here for more information. UNITED v VALENCIA: TICKETS NOW ON GENERAL SALE United will face Valencia in a pre-season friendly ahead of the 2009/10 campaign. The La Liga side will travel to Old Trafford on Wednesday 5 August for a game which will kick off at 20:00 BST and tickets are on sale to the general public. Supporters interested in buying a ticket for the match can book online, by calling 0161 868 8000 or by visiting Ticketing and Membership Services. All junior tickets are priced just £5 for this game and adult prices start from just £15. A £5 discount on adult tickets is available to One United Members. Click here for ticket prices. Hospitality packages are also available priced £110 + VAT. Book online now or call 0161 868 8000 and select option 2. The friendly follows July's four-game Asia Tour, and sets Sir Alex Ferguson's side up for the Community Shield clash with Chelsea at Wembley. OPEN TRAINING 2009 For a second year running the Manchester United Foundation will host the annual Open Training family day at Old Trafford. The Theatre of Dreams will open its gates from 09:00 on Saturday 8 August 2009 and will give supporters a unique chance to see the Premier League champions being put through their paces by Sir Alex before the start of the 2009/10 season. The whole day is a family event and all proceeds will be donated to the Foundation and the projects it supports in the community. Tickets are on sale now priced £6 adults and £3 for seniors and juniors. Book now. Concessions are available to One United Members at £3 for adults and free to Juniors and Seniors by calling 0161 868 8000. FA COMMUNITY SHIELD Barclays Premier League champions Manchester United will play FA Cup winners Chelsea in the 2009 FA Community Shield at Wembley on Sunday 9 August. United have won the Shield outright a record 13 times and are the current holders after beating Portsmouth on penalties in August last year. The Reds last contested the Shield with Chelsea in 2007 with Sir Alex's side winning 3-0 on penalties after a 1-1 draw. Executive Members and Season Ticket holders can apply for tickets for this game online or by calling 0161 868 8000 from 08:00 Monday 13 July until 08:00 on Monday 20 July. Tickets are priced £40, £30, £20 and £15 but under-16s and over-65s can claim a £5 discount on these prices. Ballot results are then expected to be made available from 08:00 Friday 24 July. LEAGUE: BIRMINGHAM CITY (HOME) United kick off the 2009/10 title defence by hosting newly-promoted Birmingham City at Old Trafford on Sunday 16 August (KO 13:30)*. Alex McLeish's side were beaten 1-0 at Old Trafford in 2007/08 season but will hope for better this time around as they aim to start their consolidation strategy. Current One United Members can apply for tickets to this game online or by calling 0161 868 8000 from 08:00 on Friday 10 July until 20:00 on Friday 17 July. Hospitality packages are also available for this game. Click here for more information or call 0161 868 8000 (option 2). One United Membership is on sale now for 2009/10 season - visit ManUtd.com/oneunited for more information or call 0161 868 8000. *Date and kick off time has been changed due to live television coverage. TEN MATCHES MOVE FOR LIVE TV SELECTION Several dates and kick-off times for United's fixtures in the first few months of the 2009/10 campaign have been changed, after Sky and new Barclays Premier League rights holders ESPN chose the matches they will screen live. So far ten matches have been given new dates and/or start times. They are as follows: United v Birmingham Sun 16 August KO 13:30 Live on Sky Burnley v United Wed 19 August KO 19:45 (was Tuesday, until Birmingham match moved to Sunday) United v Arsenal Sat 29 August KO 17:15 Live on Sky Spurs v United Sat 12 September KO 17:30 Live on ESPN United v City Sun 20 September KO 13:45 Live on Sky United v Sunderland Sat 3 October KO 17:30 Live on ESPN Liverpool v United Sun 25 October KO 14:00 Live on Sky United v Blackburn Sat 31 October KO 17:30 Live on ESPN Chelsea v United Sun 8 November KO 16:00 Live on Sky United v Everton Sat 21 November KO 17:30 Live on ESPN