Health Secretary Matt Hancock tonight demanded Premier League footballers 'play their part' in the fight against coronavirus as he told them: 'Take a pay cut'.
There is growing pressure on star players to agree to lower wages after clubs decided to put non-playing staff on furlough, which means they will only get 80 per cent of their salary, while still handing over full pay cheques to footballers.
Mr Hancock said other people across the nation were making 'sacrifices' and that included the 'ultimate sacrifice' made by doctors and nurses who have lost their lives because of the deadly disease.