Corona virus continues to cause serious problems for the Premier League evecutives. Last night, the request of Leicester and Tottenham to postpone the match that was supposed to be played tonight was rejected, but this morning it was decided that the Foxes and Spurs, whose players were decimated by the virus, will not run out onto the King Power Stadium.It is a match of the 17th round, and during the day Manchester United confirmed on their official Twitter profile that they will not play the match of the 18th round against Brighton this weekend. The reason is again Covid-19, because the team from Old Trafford currently has only seven available players.Canceled after all – King Power Stadium will not welcome Tottenham todayWe had the opportunity today to see the press conference of the disappointed Brentford coach Thomas Frank, who believes that the Premier League should postpone the entire 18th round and allow the time for the teams to recover.People from the organization of the most competitive league in Europe made the decision based on the guidelines of medical advisors, after corona-virus hit the ranks of United, both the players and the club staff.The Premier League have confirmed that Saturday’s fixture with Brighton has been postponed.#MUFC | #MUNBHA— Manchester United (@ManUtd) December 16, 2021 ‘Manchester United can confirm that our Premier League fixture against Brighton & Hove Albion has been postponed and will be rescheduled in due course.’ the Red Devils said in a statement.’The health of players and staff is our priority. Given the number of players and support staff having to isolate due to COVID-19, the club had no option other than to request the match be rearranged.’United will thus skip the two games that were supposed to be played in the interval from Tuesday to Saturday, since their duel with Brentford in the 17th round has also been postponed. In the same round, corona virus stood in the way of the match between Burnley and Watford.Four more matches have been officially postponed, as stated on the official site of the Premier League – Southampton v Brentford, Watford v Crystal Palace, West Ham United v Norwich City (all were supposed to be played on Saturday, 18th of December) and Everton v Leicester City (was supposed to be played on Sunday, 19th of December).
