Man Utd gave boost to Bruno Fernandes after Cristiano Ronaldo’s positive coronavirus test

Bruno Fernandes will not have to isolate himself after Cristiano Ronaldo’s positive coronavirus test, giving Manchester United a boost.

The Juventus superstar was tested positive on Tuesday while on international duty with Portugal despite being asymptomatic, and is now isolated at the team’s hotel.

All other players, including Fernandes, tested negative, but reports in Portugal claimed that under new UK regulations, they may still be forced to stay home for two weeks due to the fact that they have been in close contact with Ronaldo. .

However, The Telegraph has claimed that is not the case and Fernandes should be available for the weekend’s clash with Newcastle.

The publication cited the case of Kieran Tierney, who will miss Arsenal’s return to action this weekend as he is forced to isolate himself.

The Scottish defender is considered to have had close contact with his teammate Stuart Armstrong during international service.

But Fernandes and his teammates from Portugal are not understood to have had close contact with Ronaldo on the inside, and they appear to have been given the green light to avoid a quarantine.

This is certainly great news for Manchester United and their Premier League rivals, with Wolves with five players in the Portugal squad (Rui Patricio, Nelson Semedo, Ruben Neves, Joao Moutinho and Daniel Podence), Manchester City with three (Joao Cancelo, Ruben Dias and Bernardo Silva) and Liverpool with one (Diogo Jota).

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United are already losing new signing Edinson Cavani, who is ending his mandatory two-week isolation upon arrival in the UK.

His case is slightly different from Fernandes, however, because he was not in the safe bubble of a team when he traveled from France.

The Red Devils have had a miserable start to the season, losing two of their first three games of the Premier League campaign.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team will travel to St James’ Park to face Newcastle on Saturday night before taking on Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League next Tuesday.