Manchester United boss Michael Carrick has confirmed his players will remain in the north-west during their first mini-break of the season.
United's FA Cup exit to Brighton means they have a 12-day break to their next match, at Everton, on 23 February.
They also have an 11-day break between the trip to Newcastle on 4 March and the home game with Aston Villa on 15 March. United then don't play their first match in April until the Old Trafford encounter with Leeds on the 11th, even though the internationals that precede it end on 31 March.
It had been anticipated United would fill either the current gap or the last one with a trip to Saudi Arabia to play a mid-season friendly.
Although that plan has not been completely dismissed, it is now looking unlikely.
In addition, in a break with recent tradition, it looks like United's pre-season this summer will feature several friendlies in different locations rather than be centred around a main tour.
Extended money-spinning trips have been a feature of United's summers for over two decades.
Excluding two Covid affected pre-seasons, they have gone to either the United States, Asia, South Africa or Australia every summer since 2003.
The last time they didn't venture so far afield was 2002, when they played matches in the Republic of Ireland, Norway, Denmark and two in the Netherlands, in addition to Chesterfield and Bournemouth, plus leading Argentine outfit Boca Juniors at Old Trafford.
United States playing host to the World Cup this summer significantly reduces the commercial value of a club tour this pre-season, while United went to Asia last May for a two-game post-season trip that took in Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong.
Final plans are still to be agreed but given United's strong fanbase, a return to Scandinavia, where they have also been frequent visitors in recent years, is thought likely.