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The Premier League will have a winter break for the first time this campaign
Pep Guardiola is planning to give his players four or five days off during it
Manchester City will have a stretch of 13 days without playing a match
By Amitai Winehouse For Mailonline
Pep Guardiola is planning to give his players some of the Premier League's new winter break off, according to reports.
The winter break involves one round of fixtures being held over the course of two weekends, which will mean each team will have a mid-season holiday.
Teams will have between 13 and 16 days without a game as a result of the break.
Manchester City's players are likely to be given a few days of holiday during the winter break
Pep Guardiola has decided to give them a spell of complete rest during the period off
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THE WINTER BREAK
The FA and Premier League agreed to a winter break to help England at Euro 2020.
All teams will have a period of between 13 and 16 days off as games will be staggered over two weekends.
The first weekend will have four games and the second will have six.
Manchester United and Chelsea will have the most time off, with a break of 16 days each.
And Guardiola will be one of the managers in the division who will let the players fully escape from any training or action for a spell, instead of having them tick over at the Etihad Campus, according to the Telegraph.
City are scheduled to face West Ham on February 9 and after that Guardiola will let his players have four or five days off.
They are not meant to play again until the game with Leicester 13 days later. They then face Real Madrid in the Champions League the week after that.
Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers is also reported to be considering a spell off for his players.
While there are no rules about how much training players can undertake in the period, clubs are said to have an understanding that they cannot use it for lucrative friendlies overseas.
Guardiola is expected to hand his players four or five days off, according to the report
Clubs also need to comply with 'whereabouts' anti-doping regulations during the break.
Many managers remain undecided on how to use the break, with Guardiola looking to the example of European clubs in deciding to use it as a genuine holiday.
City are one of eight sides who will play in the four matches on the opening weekend of the winter break, while there are six games on the following weekend.
WINTER BREAK FIXTURES
FIRST WEEKEND
Everton v Crystal Palace (8 Feb)
Brighton v Watford (8 Feb)
Sheffield Utd v Bournemouth (9 Feb)
Manchester City v West Ham (9 Feb)
SECOND WEEKEND
Wolves v Leicester (14 Feb)
Southampton v Burnley (15 Feb)
Norwich v Liverpool (15 Feb)
Aston Villa v Spurs (16 Feb)
Arsenal v Newcastle (16 Feb)
Chelsea v Manchester United (17 Feb)
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