£ The Premier League has reported a huge spike in Covid-19 cases, with a new record number of positive tests for a seven-day period. Forty-two of 3,805 tests carried out on 6-12 December were positive, up from 12 the previous week. Manchester United were in talks with the league last night about whether their scheduled trip to Brentford this evening should go ahead, following an outbreak of cases at United. Aston Villa and Brighton have small numbers of cases.

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