Manchester City supervisor Pep Guardiola was compelled to cancel a pre-match press convention on Friday (December 17) after returning inconclusive coronavirus take a look at outcomes.
Guardiola will now should await the results of a follow-up PCR take a look at earlier than discovering out if he’ll be capable to lead the English champions for Sunday’s go to to Newcastle.
The match is considered one of simply 5 Premier League video games nonetheless set to go forward this weekend attributable to a collection of postponements because of the quickly rising variety of circumstances of COVID-19 within the UK.
Guardiola was final seen in public on Wednesday when he represented City in Barcelona asserting Sergio Aguero’s retirement.
The 50-year-old, whose mom died of the virus final 12 months, has been vocal on the necessity for his gamers and folks generally to take care of a excessive degree of warning.
“I am worried – not because we are going to cancel or break the league, but because the virus is here in society and people are suffering,” he mentioned earlier this week.
“Some people, the staff here just got it and we’ve talked with the players almost every day and told them to be careful – stay safe, stay healthy, (wear) masks, social distance.”
City head into the spherical of the weekend’s fixtures with a one-point lead over Liverpool on the high of the desk.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
