Manchester United vs Brentford Match Postponed After Covid Outbreak With Players And Staff Testing Positive

Manchester United vs Brentford: On Sunday morning, a number of people at the club tested positive for the illness, prompting the club to close its Carrington base.

Manchester United is the latest club to be hit by an epidemic of Covid-19, which has forced the club to reschedule their match against Brentford until Tuesday.

On Sunday morning, a number of athletes and staff members tested positive for lateral flow and were sent home from practice. The club cancelled all first-team training sessions before the game was put off due to talks with the Premier League.

There are now fears that the infection will go much further, therefore the club has shut down their first-team operations headquarters at Carrington and decided not to travel to London for the scheduled match.

Manchester United vs Brentford, A club statement on Monday night said:

” Manchester United can inform that our Premier League match against Brentford FC, which was scheduled for Tuesday, December 14 at 19:30, has been postponed and will be rescheduled as soon as possible.”

“The outbreak necessitates continued surveillance following PCR confirmation of positive LFT Covid-19 testing among first-team staff and players. Individuals who tested positive are being isolated in accordance with Premier League guidelines. And first-team operations at the Carrington Training Complex have been closed for 24 hours. To assist reduce the danger of additional infection.”

“The Club requested that the match be rescheduled due to the cancellation of training. And inconvenience to the squad, as well as the health of the players and staff. On the advice of medical consultants, the Premier League Board decided to postpone the match.”

“Manchester United regrets the inconvenience caused by Covid-19 to Brentford FC and their fans.”

In addition, the Premier League has issued its own statement, which can be found below.

The Premier League stated:

“Due to the unique circumstances of an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak within Manchester United’s team. The decision was reached following input from medical specialists.”

“To help manage the epidemic and reduce the risk of future infection among players and staff. First-team operations at the club’s Carrington Training Complex were shut down today.”

“The League wishes all COVID-19 players and staffs a speedy recovery. The postpone match will be reschedule as soon as possible.”

“The Premier League has reintroduced Emergency Measures, with the health of players. And staff as a top priority, and in light of the recent surge of COVID-19 cases across the country. More frequent testing, wearing face coverings while indoors, observing social distancing, and limiting treatment time are examples of these protocols.”

The whole party that travelled to Norwich on Saturday, according to GOAL. Tested negative in the most recent round of standard tests.

On Sunday morning, however, a new round of lateral flow testing revealed. A tiny number of good results among players and staff.

Those who tested positive sent home, and in addition, the Premier League made aware of the incident.

However, those who stayed trained outside, with individual and non-contact sessions added to their training regimen.

In July, the club faced a Covid scare after nine players. And in addition, the staff members test positive for lateral flow tests, forcing a pre-season friendly against Preston North End to be cancel.

The first results were deem false positives after subsequent PCR tests came out negative.

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