An English Premier League match between Arsenal and Manchester City has been called off, after players from the Gunners were placed into quarantine due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The two clubs were scheduled to go head-to-head tonight, Wednesday 11 March, at the City of Manchester stadium.

However, Arsenal revealed in a statement that an unspecified number of unnamed players had come into contact with Evangelos Marinakis – the owner of Greek football club, Olympiakos – who has tested positive for COVID-19.

The statement said: “We are strictly following the government guidelines, which recommend that anyone coming into close contact with someone with the virus should self-isolate at home for 14 days from the last time they had contact.”

The quarantined players will remain at their homes until the 14-day period ends.

Manchester City explained in their own statement that information about rescheduling the match will become available within the next few days.

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