Man Utd medical team 'keep eye on development around spread of coronavirus'

Manchester United's medical staff kept a close eye on the latest developments around the spread of the coronavirus while the club were in Austria for a Europa League last-16 tie last week.

United flew to Austria on Wednesday afternoon and then played LASK Linz behind closed doors on Thursday night, before flying back to Manchester straight after the final whistle blew.

There had been speculation the first leg was going to be called off just hours before the game as UEFA reviewed the spread of COVID-19 around the confident.

In the end the game went ahead, with United taking a commanding 5-0 lead away from Austria, only for UEFA to announced that the Europa League and Champions League would be suspended with immediate effect on Friday morning.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had stressed on the eve of the game that the club would follow official advice over the coronavirus, but the club's medical team were keeping a close eye on players and staff as well, and that included checks at half-time to see how the squad were feeling during the game at the Linzer Stadium.