MANCHESTER UNITED trained on Christmas Day this year – but the annual festive lunch was axed. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took a 90-minute session with his squad at around 9.30am at their Carrington complex. The Red Devils boss went through last-minute tactics ahead of their clash away at Leicester on Boxing Day. But the festive feast […]
MANCHESTER UNITED trained on Christmas Day this year – but the annual festive lunch was axed.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took a 90-minute session with his squad at around 9.30am at their Carrington complex.
The Red Devils boss went through last-minute tactics ahead of their clash away at Leicester on Boxing Day.
But the festive feast with staff was cancelled and the canteen off limits to the majority of workers due to Covid-19.
United’s squad were then allowed to head home for a few hours to spend time with their close families before meeting up later on Christmas Day and heading down to Leicester ahead of the 12.30pm kick-off.
It is not known whether the Government’s new tier system or strict coronavirus rules have meant any changes to their plans.
Solskjaer and his team have been staying in hotels this season the night before big away games around England.
SunSport told last week how Chelsea boss Frank Lampard had ditched similar plans to help his side get over fatigue.
The Blues chief is now letting his squad sleep in their own beds and spend more time with their partners and kids.
He has axed the usual pre-match tradition for home games because of the hectic schedule and fixture congestion.
Chelsea travel to the Emirates on Boxing Day hoping to heap more misery on Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal flops.
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