Both Manchester City and Manchester United could be handed welcoming boosts over the busy Christmas and New Year period thanks to new guidelines over Covid-19 isolation.
United have recently been heavily impacted by a Covid-19 outbreak within the club, forcing their last two Premier League fixtures, against Brentford and Brighton & Hove Albion, respectively, to be postponed.
The Reds' first-team squad has started to return to Carrington this week in a staggered process, with it hoped that Monday's scheduled Premier League clash with Newcastle United at St James' Park will go ahead.
City, meanwhile, have been able to fulfil their most recent fixtures whilst United and others have been forced to press pause on their campaigns.
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