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Will the three-week break put more pressure on managers?

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Will the three-week break put more pressure on managers?
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Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Fulham coach Alvaro Arbeloa and Manchester United boss Michael Carrick have endured difficult starts to the season

Football issues correspondent Published 10 minutes ago Three weeks is a long time in football - especially if you are a manager struggling for results.

So far this season two coaches have lost their jobs - Paul Heckingbottom at Preston North End and Michael Duff at Wycombe Wanderers.

But plenty of others will be looking over their shoulders heading into the new, extended international break.

That includes the managers of Fulham and Manchester United, who on Sunday meet at Craven Cottage in the final fixture before players jet off around the world with their countries.

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