Manchester United Covid outbreak casts doubt over Brentford clash

Manchester United have been hit by an outbreak of COVID-19, with their midweek clash against Brentford under threat as a result.

i has been told that the whole group who travelled to Norwich for United’s Premier League match on Saturday tested negative for coronavirus.

However, a small number of positive lateral flow tests were reported among players and staff who had stayed in Manchester.

Those individuals were sent home before training got under way on Sunday, with the rest of the players taking part in outdoor or individual non-contact sessions instead.

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The Premier League has been notified, i understands, and it remains unclear if the club will be able to fulfil their fixture against newly-promoted Brentford on Tuesday.

United won the clash at Carrow Road 1-0 thanks to a Cristiano Ronaldo penalty. It means they remain unbeaten since Ralf Rangnick took over as manager.

With the new Omicron variant leading to the government tightening restrictions to combat COVID-19, football matches are again starting to be affected by the virus.

Tottenham’s last two matches – their Europa Conference League clash against Rennes and Premier League trip at Brighton – were postponed after 13 positive cases among players and staff were found last week.

Monday’s Championship clash between Queens Park Rangers and Sheffield United has been cancelled following an outbreak in the QPR camp.

United have five games coming up between now and their FA Cup third round tie with Aston Villa on 10 January. After Brentford they are scheduled to play Brighton, Newcastle and Burnley before the New Year, with a home tie with Wolves scheduled for 3 January.

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