Erik ten Hag kept his Manchester United players in Cyprus in order to undergo warm-weather training on Friday morning.
The Premier League side were playing against Omonia Nicosia in the Europa League on Thursday evening, a contest that they eventually managed to win 3-2.
Man United got the win in Cyprus and now have a few days to recover before their next game
Ten Hag took the decision extend United's stay in Cyprus for another day
United went into half-time trailing 1-0 before Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial turned the game around. Rashford added a second of the game towards the end and the visitors hung on despite a late goal from Omonia.
While the victory proved tricky to come by, the focus for United now is ensuring that they're fit and ready for their clash against Everton on Sunday night.
With extra time to get themselves prepared for the Premier League clash at Goodison Park in temperatures of around 26 degrees Celsius, the club revealed their plans on the official United website.
They wrote: "Manchester United will remain in Cyprus overnight following the exciting 3-2 Europa League victory over Omonia Nicosia on Thursday evening.
"Erik ten Hag's side returned to the team hotel after the game and will train nearby before embarking for the flight home to Manchester on Friday afternoon.
"United would usually set off for the UK within hours of the final whistle, and did so for our last European game, the 2-0 victory over Sheriff Tiraspol in Moldova on 15 September."
Explaining the decision, Ten Hag said: "Because it's best in relation to recovery and to preparation for the game on Sunday."
Man United's trip to Everton takes place on Sunday evening with an 8pm kick-off and will be exclusively live on talkSPORT with Adrian Durham, Sam Matterface and former England defender Micky Gray.
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