Manchester United’s friendly against Stoke City was cancelled at the last minute on Tuesday after the Championship club’s manager Michael O’Neill tested positive for COVID-19.

Stoke had arrived at United’s training ground for the game when they were informed of O’Neill’s positive test. The Northern Irishman had tested negative in the previous five rounds of testing, Stoke said in a statement.

“Stoke can confirm that manager O’Neill has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus following the latest round of testing on Monday (June 8),” said Stoke, who play in the second tier of English football.

“He will now follow the relevant guidance and undergo a period of isolation, whilst continuing to be in regular virtual contact with his coaching staff and players.”

Soccer in England has been suspended since mid-March due to the pandemic but the Premier League is set to restart on June 17, with the Championship following suit three days later.

United are fifth in the top flight, three points behind Chelsea, and will resume their campaign against Tottenham Hotspur on June 19.

Manchester United’s friendly against Stoke City was cancelled at the last minute on Tuesday after the Championship club’s manager Michael O’Neill tested positive for COVID-19.

Manchester United’s friendly against Stoke City was cancelled at the last minute on Tuesday after the Championship club’s manager Michael O’Neill tested positive for COVID-19. Stoke had arrived at United’s training ground for the game when they were informed of O’Neill’s positive test. The Northern Irishman had tested negative in the previous five rounds of testing, Stoke said in a statement. “Stoke can confirm that manager O’Neill has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus following the latest round of testing on Monday (June 8),” said Stoke, who play in the second tier of English football. “He will now follow the relevant guidance and undergo a period of isolation, whilst continuing to be in regular virtual contact with his coaching staff and players.” Soccer in England has been suspended since mid-March due to the pandemic but the Premier League is set to restart on June 17, with the Championship following suit three days later. United are fifth in the top flight, three points behind Chelsea, and will resume their campaign against Tottenham Hotspur on June 19.

Manchester United cancel friendly after Stoke boss tests positive for COVID-19

After Manchester United drew&nbsp;1-1 with Stoke City at Old Trafford, Jose Mourinho insisted his team had played the best football of the season.

He also said they could have put seven goals past lowly Stoke City.

A rare error by David de Gea allowed Joe Allen to cancel out Anthony Martial&#39;s 69th-minute opener.

But Mourinho refused to be critical either of David de Gea or his forwards, who missed a host of chances.

&quot;It&#39;s simple, that was the best performance of the season&quot;, said Mourinho.

&quot;Three or four-nil at half-time, six or seven-nil at the end of the game&hellip; but the result was 1-1.

&quot;That&#39;s football. That&#39;s very underserved but, I repeat, that was a much better performance than against Leicester,&rdquo; &nbsp;said Mourinho, whose side beat reigning champions Leicester 4-1 the previous weekend.&nbsp;

&quot;That was our best performance by far. We had six, seven, eight great chances to win the game.&quot;

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba, on at least two occasions, wasted glorious chances for United while Stoke goalkeeper Lee Grant -- making only his second Premier League appearance at 33 --&nbsp;was the man of the match.

&quot;In the first minute, their goalkeeper made an unbelievable save,&quot; said Mourinho. &quot;And he kept doing that until the end of the game.&quot;&nbsp;

&quot;He started with an amazing save from Zlatan and ended with an amazing save from Zlatan.&quot;

(WION with inputs from AFP)

Mourinho refused to be critical either of goalkeeper David de Gea or his forwards, who missed a host of chances

After Manchester United drew 1-1 with Stoke City at Old Trafford, Jose Mourinho insisted his team had played the best football of the season. He also said they could have put seven goals past lowly Stoke City. A rare error by David de Gea allowed Joe Allen to cancel out Anthony Martial's 69th-minute opener. But Mourinho refused to be critical either of David de Gea or his forwards, who missed a host of chances. "It's simple, that was the best performance of the season", said Mourinho. "Three or four-nil at half-time, six or seven-nil at the end of the game… but the result was 1-1. "That's football. That's very underserved but, I repeat, that was a much better performance than against Leicester,” said Mourinho, whose side beat reigning champions Leicester 4-1 the previous weekend. "That was our best performance by far. We had six, seven, eight great chances to win the game." Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba, on at least two occasions, wasted glorious chances for United while Stoke goalkeeper Lee Grant -- making only his second Premier League appearance at 33 -- was the man of the match. "In the first minute, their goalkeeper made an unbelievable save," said Mourinho. "And he kept doing that until the end of the game." "He started with an amazing save from Zlatan and ended with an amazing save from Zlatan." (WION with inputs from AFP)

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After 1-1 draw, Mourinho says United could have put seven past Stoke