After winning four consecutive games Erik ten Hag’s side will now not play in the Premier League for a month.
On Sunday afternoon Manchester United should have been hosting Leeds United in a Premier League fixture at Old Trafford.
But earlier this week the game was postponed after Greater Manchester Police decided they did not have enough officers for the game, with significant numbers being committed to helping at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London the following day.
The fixture was also designated a Category A game, which required more officers as it is deemed high-risk because of the clubs’s rivalry.
On this weekend when 14 of the 20 Premier League clubs are in action United’s players will be taking part in a training session, or sitting at home.
This weekend’s postponement was even more unfortunate as United’s game last Sunday against Crystal Palace was also called off, along with all football across the country, as a mark of respect following the death of the Queen three days earlier.
After this weekend the Premier League takes an unusually early week-long break for international fixtures because of the forthcoming mid-season World Cup in Qatar.
