Manchester United's Europa League last 16 tie at LASK will be played behind closed doors because of coronavirus, after 900 fans forked out for tickets and flights to Austria
* Manchester United will play LASK behind closed doors in Austria on Thursday
* Austria's health minister has cancelled all outdoor events with 500+ participants
* Manchester United sold over 900 tickets to their fans before announcement
* Club have announced that full refunds will be given to all United fans with tickets
Manchester United's Europa League last-16 clash at LASK will be played behind closed doors on Thursday night after the Austrian government cracked down amid the coronavirus crisis.
United have sold around 900 tickets to their supporters travelling to Austria, and the club have announced that all those with tickets will be given full refunds.
The news comes after Austria's health minister Rudolf Anschober announced at a press conference on Tuesday morning that all outdoor events with over 500 participants and all indoor events with over 100 participants would be cancelled until the beginning of April.
LASK's Stadion der Stadt Linz (pictured) will be empty for the visit of Manchester United. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Manchester United are travelling to Austria for Europa League action
As with clubs in Italy, it is expected that Austrian league fixtures will be cancelled, while European matches - like LASK's game with Manchester United on Thursday - will be allowed to go ahead behind closed doors.
The news will come as a blow to nearly 1,000 Manchester United fans who have forked out for match tickets, travel and hotel in Austria, expecting to be able to watch their team in action on Thursday night.
United's players arrived for training at Carrington as normal on Tuesday morning, and are expected to fly out to Austria as planned on Wednesday.
The LASK-Manchester United clash is just the latest to be hit by the coronavirus outbreak after all matches in Italy were cancelled for a month.
In Spain, LaLiga are set to play the next round of fixtures behind closed doors, while a number of Champions League and Europa League matches will also have no fans present over the coming weeks.
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