(Reuters) - Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said the Premier League and clubs should exercise caution in welcoming supporters back into stadiums after the British government announced plans on Friday aimed at reopening elite sports to fans from Oct. 1.
Elite sport in Britain returned without fans last month after a near three-month shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the government is set to allow spectators at carefully selected trial events from late July to early August.
"Things are evolving in different countries in different ways. We're all desperate to have our people back in the stadium and make football what it is," Arteta told reporters ahead of Saturday's FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City. Tottenham Hotspur coach Jose Mourinho said opening stadiums to fans, even if it was to a limited capacity to adhere to social distancing protocols, would be a"good start".
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