Izuchukwu Okosi
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The Premier League have postponed Manchester United’s match at Brentford tonight (Tuesday, 14 December 2021) following a record number of Covid-19 cases, with the virus threatening to disrupt the busy Christmas fixture list.
The effect of the Omicron variant of the Coronavirus could see even more games postponed based on guidance from medical experts in England.
United’s fixture in west London was the second Premier League game to fall to the virus in three days, after Tottenham Hotspur’s match at Brighton on Sunday was called off.
It came hours after the Old Trafford club closed their Carrington training complex because of several players and staff members testing positive for coronavirus.
The Premier League Board took the decision to postpone the Brentford clash “based on guidance from medical advisors,” said a Manchester United statement.
The Premier League on Monday reported 42 new Covid-19 cases in the past week — a seven-day record since testing figures started being released in May 2020 — up from 12 cases the previous week.
More fixtures could come under threat with Brighton, Tottenham, Leicester City, Aston Villa and Norwich City all reporting confirmed Covid-19 cases in recent days.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
