Sir Alex Ferguson, "Most clubs, not just United, are finding it difficult to keep the continuity going when you lose your players for two weeks at a time. It is important for the national teams, so you have to support it. But the advantage is that there is a clear run after November.
"There is a stupid friendly week in March, but I assume it will be limited teams because you are talking about a really important time of the season for league clubs. Once this next international break is out of the road in November, there is a run to the end of the season. It will help with the consistency."