Leeds United 1-4 Arsenal: Mikel Arteta ‘delighted’ with ArsenalArsenal boss Mikel Arteta says he wants everyone to “play under the same rules” after Monday’s Premier League meeting to discuss the Covid pandemic.Six of this weekend’s 10 Premier League games have been postponed, with Arsenal’s 4-1 win at Leeds the only game to take place on Saturday.The 20 top-flight clubs will meet on Monday to discuss options.”They have to come forward and explain what we are to expect from them,” said Arteta.”If everyone is healthy and authorities think we have to carry on, we will.”We follow the guidance. If they say play as you can, we will play as we can. We want to all play under same rules and all under the same way. “Whatever they decide is better for the fairness of the competition.”Meanwhile, Premier League chief Richard Masters has written to clubs urging players to get the vaccine and stressed the importance of the league completing the season.And EFL chairman Rick Parry has said there are no plans to pause the English Football League because of Covid-19, despite 19 games being postponed across the EFL this weekend.Weekend sport hit by rapid rise in Covid casesNo plan for EFL circuit breakerPremier League and government urge players to get vaccineThe decision to cancel five Premier League games was made on Friday but the announcement that Aston Villa v Burnley… Click below to read the full story from BBC Sport
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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta wants ‘fairness’ after Premier League’s Covid meeting
