Manchester City’s game against Everton is postponed due to spate of new positive Covid-19 cases
Manchester City‘s Monday night clash with Everton has been postponed after five members of Pep Guardiola‘s squad tested positive for coronavirus.
The news comes after Kyle Walker, Gabriel Jesus and two City staff members returned positive tests, missing the Boxing Day win over Newcastle.
The virus has now spread within City’s bubble, meaning their game against high-flying Everton at Goodison Park will now no longer take place on Monday.
Gabriel Jesus was among the Manchester City players to have previously tested positive
Kyle Walker is currently isolating and missed the Premier League game against Newcastle
The game had been scheduled to take place at 8:00pm so the postponement comes late in the day.
It was a highly anticipated encounter between City, rising up the table, and Everton, who have maintained a strong start to the season and sit in second spot behind Liverpool.
Jesus, Walker and the two staff members who previously tested positive have been in self-isolation since discovering they have Covid-19.
They have to isolate for 10 days, per the government guidelines, as will the latest players to have contracted the illness.
