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Gary Lineker and Gary Neville react to report that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has tested positive for coronavirus

Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has tested positive to the COVID-19 aka coronavirus this evening, and the Gunners’ upcoming fixtures in the Premier League and FA Cup are set to be affected. Olympiakos owner Evangelos Marinakis tested positive for the coronavirus a few days ago, and having been at The Emirates when the Greek side played against Arsenal in the second-leg of the Europa League last-32 14 days ago, the players who met with him were made to go into self-isolation until tomorrow, leading to the postponement of yesterday’s Premier League clash with Manchester City.