Gilly Flaherty (left) in action against Arsenal, who had one player test positive on return from DubaiThe players who forced the postponement of two Women's Super League matches after trips to Dubai should apologise, says West Ham skipper Gilly Flaherty. Manchester City's match against West Ham and Arsenal's trip to Aston Villa on Saturday were both called off after five players tested positive for coronavirus following travel over Christmas. Manchester City sanctioned the trips to the United Arab Emirates for four senior players, who have all since tested positive for coronavirus. Three Arsenal players travelled to Dubai without the club's permission, with one of them since testing positive for Covid-19. "I had a few foreign players in tears after the Arsenal game because they didn't want to go home any more in case they had problems getting back for training.

Source: BBC January 08, 2021 12:47 UTC