Arsenal's postponed Premier League fixture against Manchester City has got supporters talking.
After news that Evangelos Marinakis has recently contracted Covid-19, tonight's game at the Etihad Stadium has been called off as a number of Arsenal players met the Olympiacos owner when the two teams faced each other at the Emirates Stadium in the Europa League a couple of weeks ago.
An official statement via Arsenal.com reads: "Our Premier League match with Manchester City on Wednesday night has been postponed.
"Following yesterday's news that Olympiacos owner Evangelos Marinakis has recently contracted Covid-19, we have been taking medical advice and tracing any individuals who had what the guidelines define as close contact with him at the game 13 days ago.
"As a result of this exercise we identified that a number of players met the Olympiacos owner immediately following the game.
"The medical advice we have received puts the risk of them developing Covid-19 at extremely low.
"However, we are strictly following the Government guidelines which recommend that anyone coming into close contact with someone with the virus should self-isolate at home for 14 days from the last time they had contact.
"As a result, the players are unavailable for tonight's match against Manchester City and the Premier League has decided the game should be postponed.
"We fully understand how disappointing this is for our supporters, in particular those who were travelling to Manchester for tonight's match. Tickets will be valid for the match when it's rearranged."
As expected, confirmation of the postponement has garnered a massive reaction from Arsenal fans on social meda.
Some have joked that Pep Guardiola is avoiding Mikel Arteta, while others are happy that the team's unbeaten run in the Premier League in 2020 will continue.
Take a look at what's been said on Twitter..
What Mikel Arteta said:
"It's going to be a very special night. I'm very excited to get back there. I have some fantastic memories, a lot of friends, a lot of people I like.
"Obviously now I'm in another position, another bench.
"I will defend my club as well as I can."
