Manchester United’s assistant coach Kieran McKenna says the club resuming training in May is a possibility.
McKenna also revealed the club has several back-up plans if the coronavirus lockdown is extended.
There has been no action in the Premier League since March due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the 2019/20 season was suspended indefinitely last month, just as United were starting to gain significant ground on the top four, courtesy of an 11-match unbeaten run in all competitions.
United, like most top fight clubs, have given each of their players individual and group fitness plans to adhere to during the lockdown, which will next be reviewed by the government on May 7.
Management are working on the premise that they might be able to welcome the squad back to their Carrington training centre if some restrictions are eased – as the likes of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund have done in Germany.
But McKenna insists the Red Devils have alternative strategies in place in the event the lockdown is extended.
“At the moment, we are working towards, touch wood, the lockdown loosening after the next deadline and being able to return to some sort of training,” McKenna said on the United app.
“We are working to that schedule at the moment but, if we have to push back again, we have got a plan B and plan C already prepared.”
If football does get given the green light to resume soon, McKenna believes finishing the league campaign should be the priority ahead of the FA Cup.
“I think everyone is probably aware that the league has to take precedence in terms of if there was a limited timescale,” he added.
That is something that has been discussed.
“Obviously the FA Cup is important for the country and important for us as a club as well.
The schedule is looking tight towards the end of the season. It seems the European competitions are really keen to start in August as well.
