Covid-hit Man Utd in talks over delaying Brentford clash after closing training ground and will not travel to London
MANCHESTER UNITED have closed their training ground after a recent Covid-19 outbreak.
United had positive lateral flow tests returned on a number of players and staff and the Premier League have been informed.
And now the club confirmed they have shut Carrington for 24 hours and cancelled training.
As a result, United are in talks with the Premier League about whether they will play Brentford tomorrow.
It will also see them hold off travelling to London while awaiting a decision.
A statement read: “Manchester United can confirm that following PCR test confirmation of yesterday’s positive LFT Covid-19 cases among the first team staff and players, the decision has been taken to close down first team operations at the Carrington Training Complex for 24 hours, to minimise risk of any further infection.
“Individuals who tested positive are isolating per Premier League protocols.
“Given cancellation of training and disruption to the squad, and with the health of players and staff the priority, the Club is in discussion with the Premier League whether it is safe for Tuesday’s fixture against Brentford to continue, both from a Covid infection and player preparation perspective.”
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Team and staff travel to London will be deferred pending the result of that discussion.
Tottenham had to postpone both their UEFA Conference League fixture against Rennes last week and yesterday’s trip to Brighton.
Covid ripped through the Spurs camp following their 3-0 victory over Norwich.
Norwich boss Dean Smith then feared there would be cases in his own camp, but tests came back negative.
United’s whole group that travelled to Norwich had tested negative beforehand.
SunSport received subsequently there were positive tests among a small number of players and staff who had to be sent home from Carrington today.
The rest trained outdoors and training had to be adjusted to individual and non-contact sessions.