Sport: Arsenal manager tests positive for coronavirus

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has tested positive for coronavirus.

The Gunners have closed their training ground and club staff who had recent contact with Arteta will now self-isolate.

Arsenal expects a significant number of people will self-isolate, including first-team staff and coaches.

Arsenal are due to play at Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday.

Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy is self-isolating as a precaution after a member of his family was admitted to hospital displaying symptoms of coronavirus.

Three Leicester City first-team players have also self-isolated after showing symptoms of coronavirus.

Meanwhile, The Premier League will hold an emergency club meeting on Friday to discuss future fixtures.