Gunners boss Mikel Arteta contracted the virus all the way back in March (Picture: Getty)Arsenal’s poor performances following the resumption of the Premier League season could be a result of their less-than-ideal preparations, with three players forced to withdraw from training after a positive coronavirus test last week. The Gunners have recorded back-to-back defeats since football returned, first suffering a comprehensive 3-0 loss at the Etihad in midweek before succumbing to a 2-1 defeat against Brighton on Saturday. But according to The Athletic’s David Ornstein, their preparations for that first match against Manchester City were thrown into disarray after an extraordinary series of events. Arsenal have suffered losses against Manchester City and Brighton (Picture: Getty)Just a few days earlier, Arsenal were informed by the Premier League that one of their players had tested positive for coronavirus and needed to self-isolate for seven days – ruling him out of the City clash. However, with none of the players in question showing any symptoms, and having not had any players test positive for Covid-19 in previous rounds of testing, Arsenal suspected a false positive.

Source: Metro June 22, 2020 06:45 UTC