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Football clubs will meet police on Monday as postponement of next week's football fixtures looms large ahead of the Queen's funeral and fear of stretch on resources

Police and football clubs will continue urgent talks on Monday as the potential for wide scale postponements of matches this weekend looms large.

With officers from across the country set to be drafted into London to work on Monday’s funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and events surrounding it, resources will be stretched both in the capital and beyond.

Sportsmail understands that games including Sunday’s Manchester United v Leeds and Chelsea v Liverpool are among those being discussed, with further meetings planned today.

It will be decided on Monday if football gets the chance to pay it's respects to The Queen

It will be decided on Monday if football gets the chance to pay it's respects to The Queen

There are doubts over Arsenal’s Europa League clash with PSV on Thursday, while Rangers’ Champions League fixture with Napoli has been delayed 24 hours, with away fans banned.