Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount defies self-isolation instructions to play five-a-side game with West Ham United midfielder Declan Rice

Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount has defied the club’s and government guidelines to go into self-isolation after winger Callum Hudson-Odoi tested positive for the coronavirus on Friday.

The England international was spotted playing a five-a-side game with West Ham United midfielder Declan Rice on Sunday at Trent Park Football centre, near Barnet, and he could find himself in disciplinary hot-water.

The Premier League is on suspension till April 4 as a result of Hudson-Odoi and Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta both testing positive for the virus, and both clubs have closed their stadiums and training grounds, with all of their players and staff expected to be self-isolating for the next 14 days.