The COVID-19 Storm Has Postponed The Manchester United Vs Brentford Match

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JAKARTA - The schedule for Manchester United's trip to Brentford headquarters on Wednesday morning has been officially postponed. This was following the discovery of a number of cases of COVID-19 at the Red Devils club.

Manchester United reported several positive cases that infected some of their main staff and players on Sunday, 12 December. At the same time, a number of MU players also traveled to play the match against Norwich in week 16.

At that time, the players who left were immediately separated so as not to get infected.

The Premier League has confirmed that our game against Brentford on Tuesday has been postponed.#MUFC | #BREMUN

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) December 13, 2021

Seeing this incident, the competition organizers immediately took quick action by postponing MU's closest match, which was a visit to Brentford's headquarters. The decision was taken after following the guidelines of the medical team.

"The decision (to postpone the Brentford-United match) was taken following the guidance of medical advisers due to the extraordinary circumstances of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak within the Manchester United squad," Premier League organizers wrote in a statement. .

Not only did they postpone Manchester United's trip to Brentford's headquarters, the league organizers also decided to close Manchester United's training ground in Carrington. This was done to control the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak.

"First-team activities at the club's (Manchester United) Carrington Training Complex were closed today to help control the outbreak and minimize the risk of further infection among players and staff," the statement continued.

This decision was made by the league organizers after they discussed with Manchester United. After getting an agreement, United then postponed their trip to London.

Despite the decision to postpone United's game, Premier League organizers have found a record 42 cases of COVID-19 among players and staff at a number of clubs over the past week. The number was found after tests of more than 3,800 people made organizers want to tighten health protocols even more.

"The League has returned to its Emergency Measures, and will increase the frequency of COVID-19 lateral flow and PCR tests on players and staff," the Premier League said in a statement.