Manager Pep Guardiola and his assistant has tested positive for Covid as part of a major outbreak at Manchester City.
The club have confirmed 21 members of the first-team bubble have tested positive, including the manager and assistant manager Juanma Lillo. Both are now isolating.
City released a statement about the outbreak, saying: “Pep Guardiola will miss tomorrow evening’s FA Cup trip to Swindon Town after testing positive for Covid-19.
“The City manager recorded a positive test on Tuesday along with assistant Juanma Lillo. Both are now isolating, along with a number of other positive cases within the City first team bubble.
“This brings the number of those isolating for Covid related reasons amongst the group to 21. Of that number, 14 are backroom staff with seven first team players.”
City take on Swindon Town in the third round of the FA Cup on Friday, and the press conference for the game will still go ahead as scheduled on Thursday afternoon, with coach Rodolfo Borrell taking questions from the media at 1.30pm and then leading the team at Swindon.
The news was shared on Twitter and it attracted plenty of attention from the club’s supporters.
Oh no🥲 Get well soon @ManCity 🙏🏻💙
— Jerarudo (@Jerarudo1) January 6, 2022
No, please, this can’t be true. GWS Boss 😭
— CITYZEN (@austin3mb) January 6, 2022
Get well soon Pep and Lillo 💙⚽️💙
— Teddy & Lucy 🏴🇬🇧 ctwd 💙 (@Polly7365) January 6, 2022
We’re losing against Chelsea
— Samu3ll_ (@plutoohndrx) January 6, 2022
Hopefully they are negative. Need them back for Chelsea
— 𝑨𝒃𝒉𝒂𝒚 ⚡ (@ZxnCity) January 6, 2022
It’s Swindon on the weekend, so if he stays isolated, he should make the Chelsea game
— Oli ッ🇩🇰 (PL CHAMPIONS 2021🏆) (@OliverBoisen) January 6, 2022
Tactically getting Covid before the Swindon game so he only misses that match
My manager https://t.co/gy6K1C7wrM
— Luke (@Luke_MCFC) January 6, 2022
Klopp must be celebrating
— Yash (@Yashafc11) January 6, 2022
Tuchel and klopp aren’t gonna like this they’ve got no excuses now
— Aaron (@AJMCFC_) January 6, 2022
Difference between pep and klopp is pep doesn’t cry about it every time a mic gets shoved on his face. He deals with it and moves on. That’s why we’re top of the league. Appreciate greatness while we still can
— 🇮🇪 (@MCFC_Trooper) January 6, 2022
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