Manchester United players return for group training ahead of Premier League Project Restart

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Tom Doyle20 May 2020

Manchester United players were back at the club's Carrington training base on Wednesday morning as preparations stepped up ahead of a return to Premier League football.

Top-flight teams are returning to training this week after the clubs voted unanimously to do so at a shareholders' meeting on Monday, the first significant step in the return to play protocols with mid-June he target for games to resume.

Players are now allowed to train in small, socially-distant sessions lasting no longer than 75 minutes for anyone as part of phase one of 'Project Restart'.

United players will take part in their first sessions under new guidelines today, with the likes of Mason Greenwood, Fred, Scott McTominay, Tahith Chong and Michael Carrick arriving this morning. Bruno Fernandes, Odion Ighalo, Paul Pogba, Sergio Romero and Diogo Dalot were pictured arriving later on.

United left-back Luke Shaw spoke about the return earlier this week, telling the club's website: "We’ll still social distance throughout, we’ll arrive in our training gear and shower when we get home.

"The rules have to be really strict but we’re obviously all going to stick to them just to make sure things run as smoothly and safely as possible.

"I think we’re all determined to do things properly because we’re all looking forward to getting back on a proper pitch! Running down at the park is okay, but obviously it isn’t ideal.

"We have to do our work, keep fit and it’ll be nice to be around different people and see the boys again for a bit longer.

"It’s a massive step forward to get on the same training pitch as each other."

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