Guardiola confirms the absence of 5 players from the Chelsea match

Manchester City had revealed 4 positive cases in the team’s ranks on Christmas Day, including two for Brazilian forward Gabriel Jess and right-back Kyle Walker. Then, all the players of the team were subjected to additional tests on Monday, showing the existence of 3 new cases, which caused the postponement of the match against Everton on the same day.

“Five players are subject to quarantine for a period of 10 days,” Guardiola told a news conference on Friday. He added: “It was found in the first tests that two players were infected with the Corona virus, and then three in the following tests.”

The northern club did not reveal the identity of the three new injured players, but all those injured will miss the strong showdown against Manchester United in the semi-finals of the English League Cup next Wednesday.

And the League’s decision to postpone Everton’s game with Manchester City met with widespread criticism, especially since the latter has 14 players to play the game, which is the minimum allowed under local laws.

On the other hand, Everton demanded clarification from the league authorities about the reasons that led them to decide to postpone the match.

Guardiola revealed the matter saying: “I personally contacted Carlo Ancelotti, Everton coach, to explain the situation. We could have played, but what if we traveled by bus and several players were injured? It was a great risk. It is not just about what happens in Manchester City, it is about what is happening around. ” The whole world”.

“Unfortunately, there are people dying all over the world and in England. Unfortunately, the problem still exists. We hope that the next tests will result in negative cases and that the positive players will return without any problems.”

Manchester City were forced to close the training facilities for two days before the players resumed their training on Wednesday.