Manchester United could see a Premier League standing below Manchester City force them into reversing the order of their fixtures in the Champions Leaguequarter-finals.
Two arch-rivals are currently waiting to discover who they will be paired with in the last eight of Europe’s elite club competition.
It could be that they are drawn against each other and a two-legged derby contest in the latter stages of a European tournament would certainly generate plenty of excitement.
If they are kept apart, though, then there are scheduling issues to take into account.
Manchester United and Manchester City cannot, due to policing demands, play at home on the same night or on back-to-back evenings.
With that in mind, contingency plans have been put in place by UEFA.
Were the Red Devils and their neighbours to be placed in the same side of the draw, then City would – having taken the Premier League title when finishing above United last season – get preferential treatment and be granted the right to stick with their original schedule.
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