Aston Villa chief executive has revealed 10 first team players tested positive for Covid-19 on the eve of their FA Cup tie against Liverpool, leaving them no chance but to use Under-23 and Under-18 players to fulfil the fixture.
The clash had been thrown into serious doubt after the club's entire first team squad - including manager Dean Smith and his staff - were forced into isolation on Thursday after a 'large number' of cases were reported.
Purslow appeared on Sky Sports News on Friday in which he explained the sharp rise in cases.