Tottenham vs Manchester United: Spurs squad all clear after Norwich player tests positive for Covid-19 following friendly

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Richard Parry14 June 2020

Tottenham have reassured their fans that their squad is fit and healthy to face Manchester United on Friday after a Norwich City player tested positive for coronavirus.

The unnamed player was one of two positive results from the 1,200 checks across the division on Thursday and Friday and he must now isolate for seven days before being tested again, with the Norwich facing Southampton on Friday.

The Norwich player played against Tottenham in a friendly on Friday, but Spurs confirmed that none of their players have tested positive following the latest round of testing.

Tottenham said in a statement: "We continue to operate within the strict guidelines outlined by the Premier League to ensure we avoid any risk of infection spreading should anyone else test positive, including practising social distancing so no 'close contacts' are created, which has been defined by Government as being within two metres of a confirmed case for 15 minutes or more.

"This means that no other member of the squad or staff should be forced to self-isolate other than the person who returns a positive test result and their household members.

"The Norwich player in question has confirmed he had no 'close contacts' with our team yesterday and our squad has also verified this.

"Our testing has continued to return only negative results for Covid since one positive reading was confirmed almost two weeks ago."

Additional reporting by the Press Association

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