In a standard calendar year – one governed by the ‘old normal’ – the month of December 2020 would have been keenly earmarked by Manchester United fans. Especially those who like their football fast and frenetic; who love the white-hot charge of a derby game or a grudge rivalry. Between 12 and 19 December, United host two of their greatest traditional enemies: Manchester City and the newly resurgent Leeds United. As if that weren’t enough, those two clashes sandwich a midweek straightener with Sheffield United at Bramall Lane – a fixture that produced a pulsating, see-sawing 3-3 draw last term.