Manchester United moved into the League Cup fourth round with a 3-0 win at Luton, while West Ham boss David Moyes and two of his players contracted COVID-19 ahead of their 5-1 victory against Hull as the pandemic caused chaos on Tuesday. Moyes (below), Josh Cullen and Issa Diop all left the London Stadium after learning of the tests before kick-off and will self-isolate, with the trio said to be asymptomatic. West Ham were not the only EPL club affected by the virus as Tottenham's tie at Leyton Orient was postponed after their fourth tier opponents suffered a COVID-19 outbreak.

The news of the virus striking at football's heart came after British Prime Minster Boris Johnson dealt a major blow to the sport's financial future on Tuesday. Johnson said fans would not be allowed back into stadiums in October as originally planned due to a spike in virus cases. He suggested the measures introduced on Tuesday would remain in place for perhaps six months, leaving teams facing the prospect of playing most of the season behind closed doors. At Kenilworth Road, United bounced back from a dismal 3-1 home defeat against Crystal Palace in their Premier League opener on Saturday.