There is a significant gap of time between Manchester United's current game and their next one.

The most recent match for the team captained by Erik ten Hag took place on Thursday, when they defeated Sheriff Tiraspol 2-0 in the Europa League. If you want to find the last time that they competed in a Premier League game, you have to go all the way back to September 4.

That victory over Arsenal at Old Trafford, by the score of 3-1, was the most recent of Manchester United's four consecutive victories in the competition. Since then, they have only had a couple of European commitments to keep them ticking over, ahead of the international break, before they resume playing against Manchester City on October 2.

It will be a busy week away for United's stars as well, with no less than 20 players hoping to get game time for their country between September 21 and September 28. This week promises to be a very busy one.

Players representing countries that are getting ready to host the first-ever winter World Cup will be trying their best to win over the coaches and managers of their respective national teams in the hopes of earning a spot in the Qatari extravaganza.

This week, the following United players will be reporting for international duty:

Lisandro Martinez (Argentina)

Telles, Antony, Casemiro, and Fred along with Alex Telles (Brazil)

Christian Eriksen (Denmark)

The names Dean Henderson, Harry Maguire, and Luke Shaw come to mind (England)

Raphael Varane (France)

Tyrell Malacia (Netherlands)

Diogo Dalot, Bruno Fernandes, Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)

McDominay, Scott (Scotland)

Martin Dubravka (Slovakia)

Victor Lindelof and Anthony Elanga are their names (Sweden)