Wayne Rooney has claimed "footballers in England were being treated like guinea pigs" before the 2019-20 campaign was put on hold, with the coronavirus causing huge disruptions to the sporting calendar across the world.
Serie A, La Liga and Ligue 1 all called a halt to their respective domestic seasons in Italy, Spain and France after a rise in cases of Covid-19, but the Premier League and EFL were due to carry on as scheduled before two positive tests were announced on Thursday.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta and Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi were both diagnosed with coronavirus, which prompted an 'emergency club meeting' on Friday.