Manchester United has decided to grant its players Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot an extended leave after the death of their Portuguese national teammate, Diogo Jota, who tragically passed away along with his brother Andre Silva in a horrific car accident in Spain last week.

The duo participated in Jota's funeral, which took place in his hometown in Portugal last Saturday, and they are still in mourning, prompting the club to give them an additional week of rest.

Manchester United players were scheduled to return to training at Carrington this week in preparation for the new season under head coach Ruben Amorim.

Meanwhile, Liverpool announced the postponement of the start of their training camp to Monday instead of Friday, and they will play their first preparatory match against Preston on Sunday, July 13.