Wayne Rooney was among those wishing fans merry Christmas on Twitter after Louis van Gaal went against the norm and gave his squad of stars the day off.
Rooney was joined by team-mates Radamel Falcao, David De Gea and Juan Mata as they gave their best wishes 24 hours before their match against Newcastle United on a mouth-watering Boxing Day fixture list.
Manchester City's Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko joined in but, with both injured for their match against West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns, what they'll want most is three points.
Wayne Rooney wishes his followers a merry Christmas on December 25 as he was given the day off
Radamel Falcao joined in by tweeting 'merry Christmas full of magic and happiness, peace and love'
Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea tweeted a 'big hug for everyone' after getting the day off
Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko tweeted 'merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates' on Thursday
Juventus's official Twitter uploaded this selfie with the team, including Andrea Pirlo, and Santa Claus
Andy Carroll posted this with fiance Billi Mucklow and 'my little pudding' with baby emoticons attached
Sergio Aguero posted this snap of him and his family as they were celebrating Christmas
Laura Trott announced her engagement to fellow British Olympic cycling star Jason Kenny on Twitter
Samir Nasri's girlfriend Anara Atanes poses and sends 'all the love from the Atanes/Nasri household'
Atanes posed for a selfie next to her Christmas tree as she celebrated it from her home with Nasri
Former Chelsea player David Luiz tweeted his festive cheer with his snap of a doodle on his hand
Andy Murray dons an Alexis Sanchez shirt while his brother Jamie (right) wears Manchester United
The AON Training Complex in Carrington will remain a ghost town on Thursday after Van Gaal did what predecessors David Moyes and Sir Alex Ferguson didn't, and told his players to stay at home.
With Christmas Day training cancelled and the stars not having to report for duty until Friday morning, they took the chance to celebrate the festive season in style.
Among those was Mata, who took selfies to another level by snapping a photo of himself in a bauble and writing: 'Merry Christmas to everyone!!'
Elsewhere, Southampton's James Ward-Prowse didn't beat around the bush in admitting what present he is after most, as he wrote: 'Let's all get three points on Boxing Day.'
Andrea Pirlo and his Juventus team-mates took a selfie with Santa Claus, too, during training, with their next Serie A match coming on January 6 against Inter Milan.
Still, there's always room for someone to act the part of Ebenezer Scrooge, as Stoke City's German centre-back Robert Huth simply tweeted: 'I hate Christmas.'
Ronaldinho poses with his family as he uploaded this snap to Twitter and wrote 'merry Christmas to all'
Aaron Ramsey posted a selfie on Christmas Day, giving his fans a thumbs up ahead of their QPR match
Formula One star Jenson Button tweeted this from Hawaii as he celebrated Christmas in the sun
Mata took a photo of himself in a bauble and wrote on Thursday: 'Merry Christmas to everyone!!'
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