Sheffield United braced for coronavirus update as Arsenal coach tests positive

File photo dated 27-02-2020 of Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta. PA Photo. Issue date: Thursday March 12, 2020. Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has tested positive for coronavirus, the Premier League club have announced. See PA story SPORT Coronavirus. Photo credit should read John Walton/PA Wire.

Officials from the governing body will discuss the situation tomorrow morning, before making an announcement regarding “future fixtures” in the competition.

It raises the possibility that matches could either be played behind closed doors or postponed, which is United manager Chris Wilder’s preferred option, as part of its response to the growing health crisis.

“In light of Arsenal's announcement tonight confirming that their first team coach Mikel Arteta has tested positive for COVID-19, the Premier League will convene an emergency club meeting tomorrow morning regarding future fixtures,” a statement, published by the PL tonight, said. “The Premier League will make no further comment until after that meeting.”