An outbreak of Covid-19 at Old Trafford has prompted the postponement of Manchester United’s Premier League match against Brentford on Tuesday night.
According to the league, due to the exceptional circumstances of the outbreak medical advisers have made room guidance.
Operations at their Carrington training ground were shut down earlier by United to minimise the risk of infection.
Due to the severity of the situation, 42 Premier League players and staff have tested positive In the past week.
Other clubs that have confirmed cases are: Brighton, Tottenham, Leicester, Aston Villa and Norwich, while the Covid-19 outbreak at Spurs has led to the postponement of Sunday’s Brighton v Tottenham fixture.
There are positive cases among staff and players reported on Sunday have been confirmed by PCR tests and the outbreak “requires ongoing surveillance”.
Meanwhile, all of Manchester United’s players tested negative before Saturday’s 1-0 win at Norwich, but some tested positive before training on Sunday morning.
In a statement released at 23:50 GMT on Monday, United said, “Given cancellation of training and disruption to the squad, and with the health of players and staff the priority, the club requested the match to be rearranged,”
“The Premier League Board took the decision to postpone based on guidance from medical advisors.”
The league says the fixture, due to have been played at 19:30 GMT, will be rearranged “in due course”.
Brentford apologised to their fans for the “disruption” but they “respect” the decision, adding the “health and safety of both clubs’ players and staff must always come first”.
The latest positive cases in the league are the highest recorded in a seven-day period since testing began in May 2020.
