When all 20 Manchester United players feature in international fixtures in next week

Manchester United have a cohort of players away on international duty this week.

No fewer than 20 players have jetted off away from Old Trafford and are globe-trotting with crucial Nations League games and friendly matches taking place. For many players, it is the final chance to prove their worth to their international managers ahead of the World Cup.

The first-ever winter staging of the extravaganza takes place in Qatar and begins on November 20. This window represents the only clutch of games before the tournament starts with no further warm-up matches. Here, we take a day-by-day look at which United stars are in action over the next week:

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Wednesday, September 21

Scotland (Scott McTominay) v Ukraine

Thursday, September 22

Croatia v Denmark (Christian Eriksen)

France (Raphael Varane) v Austria

Poland v Netherlands (Tyrell Malacia)

Slovakia (Martin Dubravka) v Azerbaijan

Friday, September 23

Argentina (Lisandro Martinez) v Honduras

Iran v Uruguay (Facundo Pellistri)

Brazil (Antony, Casemiro, Fred, Alex Telles) v Ghana

Italy v England (Dean Henderson, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw)

Saturday, September 24

Czech Republic v Portugal (Diogo Dalot, Bruno Fernandes, Cristiano Ronaldo)

Scotland (Scott McTominay) v Republic of Ireland

Serbia v Sweden (Anthony Elanga, Victor Lindelof)

Sunday, September 25

Denmark (Christian Eriksen) v France (Raphael Varane)

Netherlands (Tyrell Malacia) v Belgium

Slovakia (Martin Dubravka) v Belarus

Monday, September 26

England (Dean Henderson, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw) v Germany

Tuesday, September 27

Canada v Uruguay (Facundo Pellistri)

Brazil v Tunisia (Hannibal Mejbri)

Portugal (Diogo Dalot, Bruno Fernandes,