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Richard Fay

Manchester United stars pictured at Manchester Airport as Ralf Rangnick grants time off

A number of Premier League stars were pictured at Manchester Airport on Saturday night as they prepared for some downtime over the upcoming international break.

Manchester United players Harry Maguire, Marcus Rashford and Diogo Dalot were amongst those spotted arriving for a getaway after manager Ralf Rangnick decided to give players time off next week.

Aston Villa stars John McGinn and Tyrone Mings were also pictured arriving ahead of catching a flight to Dubai, while Newcastle signing Chris Wood was seen heading off for international duty with New Zealand.

After securing a dramatic victory against West Ham in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon, the Reds will go 13 days without a game before they host Middlesbrough in the FA Cup fourth round.

That's because Fifa has created a one-off international break during the two-week gap in order for non-Uefa national sides to catch up on World Cup qualifiers which had to be postponed last year.

It means Fred, Alex Telles and Edinson Cavani will all head away on international duty next week, while Eric Bailly and Hannibal could still be away on African Cup of Nations duty.

The rest of the United squad have been given some time off to recharge before another packed fixture schedule, with the Champions League knockout rounds returning next month.

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