Manchester United's preseason friendly against Preston North End on Saturday has been called, after a COVID-19 outbreak within the Red Devils' first-team.
Manchester United’s preseason friendly against Preston North End on Saturday has been called, after a COVID-19 outbreak within the Red Devils’ first-team.But the match has now been called off, after United confirmed they had “identified a small number of suspected positive cases” following a round of testing on Thursday.
“As a precautionary measure based on covid protocols, we have taken the difficult decision that we will not now be able to play the friendly match against Preston North End this Saturday. “At this stage, we do not expect further disruption around our forthcoming matches, but we will continue to follow Premier League protocols in this regard.”
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