Following a relentless period, Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag will most probably be glad of a temporary halt ahead of his side's campaign resuming on November 26.
United signed off for the third international break of the season with a 1-0 win over Luton Town on Saturday, making it four wins from their last five Premier League outings.
Victor Lindelof scored the only goal of the game to help them reduce the gap to the top four to just five points. It means the Reds will be hungry to build on the triumph when they travel to Goodison Park to face Everton in their first game back after the current hiatus.
The trip to Merseyside will mark United's first of 10 matches in the space of just 35 days before the end of 2023. READ MORE: The five United players who could leave Old Trafford in January transfer window READ MORE: Erik ten Hag can now fulfil Kobbie Mainoo promise upon United return With a marathon of such scale and importance on the horizon, Ten Hag probably would have preferred to have wrapped his players in cotton wool over the current break to avoid any further injury worries.