# Soccer-Manchester United suffer COVID-19 outbreak
Author:  Pal Sinha, Barnali 
Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali
Published: 2021-12-13
Category: NEWS
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Meta Title: Manchester United COVID-19 outbreak jeopardises Brentford
Meta Description: Man United faces COVID-19 challenge as players and staff test positive, putting Brentford game at risk. Learn more here.
URL: https://financedigest.com/soccer-manchester-united-suffer-covid-19-outbreakhtml

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LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester United suffered an outbreak of COVID-19 among players and staff on Sunday, jeopardising their next Premier League game against Brentford.

United, who won 1-0 at Norwich City on Saturday, are due to travel to Brentford on Tuesday.

Website The Athletic reported that a small number of players and staff had returned positive lateral flow tests on Sunday morning and were sent home before the team’s training session, with the Premier League notified about the situation.

The [report also said that the group that travelled to Norwich had returned](https://www.financedigest.com/ils-investment-returns-continue-to-outperform-according-to-aon-insurance-linked-securities-report.html "ILS investment returns continue to outperform, according to Aon insurance-linked securities report") negative results before Saturday’s game.

Brighton & Hove Albion’s home game against [Tottenham Hotspur](https://www.financedigest.com/from-pitch-to-partnerships-fintech-week-londons-speed-networking-event-kicks-off-at-tottenham-hotspur-stadium.html "From Pitch to Partnerships: Fintech Week London’s Speed Networking Event Kicks off at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium"), due to be played on Sunday, was called off due to a number of COVID-19 cases at Tottenham last week.

Britain raised its [COVID alert level on Sunday in response](https://www.financedigest.com/pfizer-biontechs-updated-covid-shot-shows-strong-response-against-bq-1-1.html "Pfizer/BioNTech’s updated COVID shot shows strong response against BQ.1.1") to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the virus.

(Reporting by Christian Radnedge and Manasi Pathak; editing by Clare Fallon)


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