Manchester United’s players celebrated last night’s win over Burnley, contravening new covid-related guidelines (Picture: Getty)Sports minister Nigel Huddlestone has warned footballers to get on board with tough new covid-related protocols after players from the likes of Manchester United and Sheffield United appeared to flout the Premier League’s stricter advice on Tuesday. Following the scenes which accompanied the FA Cup ties at Marine and Chorley over the weekend, the authorities have been urged to clamp down on any unnecessary contact between players. As a consequence, substitutes are now required to wear face masks, while hugging, hand shaking and shirt swapping has been discouraged. AdvertisementAdvertisementPremier League chief executive Richard Masters has written to clubs to ‘stress the critical importance of adhering’ to strengthened Covid protocols and referred to the ‘concerning’ events of the last week. Covid secure guidelines exist for football.

Source: Metro January 13, 2021 11:41 UTC