Manchester City could be at an early disadvantage when football resumes as the Premier League makes plans for rearranged games in the schedule.
30.04.2020 - 00:59 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Ed Woodward has all but confirmed Premier League fixtures would be played behind closed doors if the season restarts.
A Premier League fixture has not taken place since Leicester City thrashed Aston Villa on March 9 and the league was suspended on March 13 after the Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta contracted the coronavirus.
Although the Premier League pencilled in a provisional return date of April 3, that was then moved back until April 30 before the organisation postponed the season indefinitely.
Manchester City could be at an early disadvantage when football resumes as the Premier League makes plans for rearranged games in the schedule.
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Manchester United player Jesse Lingard says he is ready for the return of Premier League football.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer expects to have a fully fit Manchester United squad to choose from if the Premier League season restarts next month.
While the UK still strives to emerge from a lockdown situation, uncertainty remains over the resumption of all sports, including the Premier League.
Paris Saint-Germain have been officially awarded the Ligue 1 title after the French FA voted to end the 2019/20 season.
Manchester United legend Gary Neville has questioned reports claiming June 8 has been set as a return date for the Premier League.
UEFA medical chief Professor Tim Meyer believes it is "definitely possible" to plan for the suspended 2019/20 season to restart.
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Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte confirmed that the nation will begin to relax its social distancing restrictions from May 4, after being one of the worst hit countries for the outbreak.