The Red Devils have announced they’ve shut down their training ground, and their upcoming match vs Brentford is now in serious doubt.
Manchester United have announced they have closed the first-team area of their Carrington training complex for 24 hours.
The decision was taken in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak in the squad. After Manchester United’s 1-0 win against Norwich City on Saturday, a number of players and staff returned positive lateral flow tests.
The players and staff have postponed their travel to London while awaiting the outcome of the discussion between the club and the Premier League. Meanwhile, the United vs Brentford game is at the risk of being postponed.
While the first-team training base has been shut down, the Red Devils’ women and academy teams can continue training due to the bubble system in place.
A statement released on the club’s official website 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.
“Team and staff travel to London will be deferred pending the result of that discussion.”
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