OXFORD United's players returned to work in groups today for the first time since March 13.

With the players and staff all returning negative results for coronavirus on Friday, they were cleared to return.

Another round of testing was held today as part of the twice-weekly process.

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Although United are hoping to progress to full-contact training relatively quickly, at this stage they can only work in small, socially-distanced groups.

It meant the squad were split into 90-minute sessions throughout the day.

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  • Social distancing with (from left) Jamie Mackie, Alex Gorrin and John Mousinho

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  • Running with (from left) Sam Long, Alex Gorrin, Jamie Mackie, John Mousinho and Rob Hall

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  • Malachi Napa, who has continued his recovery from a broken leg during lockdown