Norwich City's next Premier League opponents, Aston Villa, cancelled a planned recovery training session on Sunday after a number of positive Covid cases at the club.

That news came after Manchester United reportedly returned a small number of positive lateral flow results among players and staff, less than 24 hours on from a 1-0 Premier League win at Carrow Road.

The Athletic report only one of the cases linked to Villa is a player, with the rest believed to be staff based at their Bodymoor Heath training centre. However, the move to shelve a planned recovery session on Sunday was seen as a precautionary measure, with no fears at this stage their scheduled league trip to Norfolk is in doubt.

Norwich boss Dean Smith is set to address the media at his pre-match press call on Monday morning. Smith confirmed after Saturday's game his wide player Christos Tzolis had returned a positive Covid test result and was now in self-isolation after a couple of City players complained of feeling unwell in the build up to United's visit.

Their previous opponents, Tottenham, have had to cancel two fixtures since playing the Canaries following positive Covid results for eight players and five members of staff.

The Athletic also reported on Sunday the Premier League had already been made aware of the small number of positive lateral flow tests at Manchester United. The group that travelled to Carrow Road tested negative in their routine Covid test protocols before the match.

Those individuals who tested positive on Sunday were sent home before the start of training. The identity of those individuals is currently unknown.

The rest of the squad trained outdoors and the schedule was adjusted, taking in individual and non-contact sessions.

At this stage, it is not clear if United's next Premier League match at Brentford on Tuesday will be able to go ahead.