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Dongqiudi pinned post: Erik ten Hag tests positive for COVID-19 again. (98,311 comments)

Holy shit???

Unbelievable. None of the Manchester United players are sick, but their manager tested positive.

Honestly, I think it's okay? Erik ten Hag isn't that useful anyway. As long as Tang Ye doesn't test positive. He only recovered a month ago, his antibodies should be maxed out.

Is this really about whether Erik ten Hag is useful or not?

The sudden news put both Manchester United fans and Chinese fans on edge.

Erik ten Hag became the second manager after Mikel Arteta to test positive for COVID-19 twice, and his infection had come at exactly the point when preparations for the Champions League knockout stage were about to begin.

Thinking about it carefully, it would not have been too bad if only the manager had caught COVID-19. After all, Manchester United assistant coach Mitchell van der Gaag was no slouch either.

But the problem was that the virus was contagious.

Almost every Manchester United player had been in close contact with Erik ten Hag!

Baidu trending searches.

No. 1: Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag infected with COVID-19.

No. 2: Erik ten Hag COVID-19.

No. 4: Tang Ye's coach infected with COVID-19.

News of Manchester United's manager catching COVID-19 quickly spread across the internet. Even netizens who barely watched football learned about it.

That was because Erik ten Hag's infection had come at an extremely delicate time.

Manchester United had just completed a domestic treble and were preparing for the Champions League quarterfinals. Catching it at this point raised the severity of the matter by another level.

After receiving the news, The Sun's Champions League correspondent attempted to interview Manchester United staff members, only to be turned away as expected.

Manchester United's official statement