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Man City's clash at Everton postponed due to multiple Covid-19 cases

Manchester City's Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus is congratulated after scoring his team's first goal during their English League Cup quarter-final match against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on December 22, 2020.

Photo credit: Adrian Dennis | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Guardiola's mother died of coronavirus earlier this year and speaking after Saturday's 2-0 win over Newcastle, the City manager said the health of his players must take priority.
  • "What we want is that Gabriel and Kyle don't get worse and can be asymptomatic and pass this 8-10 days without tough symptoms," said Guardiola.
  • "Covid is here. It is not just here in Man City, it is all around the world attacking hard so that's why we have to be careful and what we want is the next days is for them not to have symptoms and recover."

London

Manchester City's Premier League visit to Everton on Monday was postponed after multiple new positive tests for coronavirus were detected at City, the club confirmed.