Utd preparing for 'doomsday scenario' with Old Trafford without fans until 2021

Manchester United are readying themselves for all possibilities once football is able to finally return amid the coronavirus pandemic, with the dawning realisation that fans may not be present until 2021.

The club are now considering a 'doomsday scenario' with supporters being away from Old Trafford for at least six months after football is given the green light, as report the Mirror.

It would mean the famous stadium would not see spectators present at a football match again until 2021, with players having to adjust themselves to the eerie situation.

Many leading clubs are understood to believe mass gatherings and a return to capacity stadiums of up to 75,000 fans may not happen until next year at the earliest, when a vaccine may be widely available.

It reported that United's financial planners are now in the process of building various strategies to copy with a long-term absence of crowds from Premier League games, in order to keep the club in a healthy position.