Chelsea have reminded their players to wash their hands after a virus outbreak within the club which has struck down several of their stars and staff members.
It was in a Thursday morning meeting when they spoke to their squad on the hygiene basics after Liam Delap and Jamie Gittens missed Wednesday’s Carabao Cup defeat by Arsenal because of illness. Both are still at home trying to recover in time for Saturday’s Premier League visit of Brentford after they were described as having ‘dangerously high temperatures’.
Several staff members were also affected overnight, and new head coach Liam Rosenior is keen to make sure it does not lead to more of his stars being sidelined before the weekend.