Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed the club will have five players unavailable for Sunday’s Premier League game at Chelsea following positive coronavirus tests.
City’s game at Everton on Monday was postponed at short notice after three more players tested positive for Covid-19 following the positive tests returned by Kyle Walker and Gabriel Jesus on Christmas Day.
The latest results bring the total number of first-team personnel at the club isolating to seven, including two other staff members.
Guardiola said at a press conference: “It was four people – (including) two players – the first time and then three more.”
Guardiola added that the club were not yet in a position to reveal the identities of the three latest players to test positive.
He said: “I don’t think the Premier League allows us to name the players but you will know tomorrow.”
Pressed on why this was the case, Guardiola said: “We have to respect the privacy of the players maybe. You will see the line-ups and three important players not there, so you will know exactly but I’m not allowed to tell you.”
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