Man City players return to full-scale training; Chelsea game looks good

Football
31 Dec 2020 • 7:07 AM MYT
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Manchester City players are returning to full-scale training.

Pep Guardiola's squad reported to the City Football Academy on Tuesday for coronavirus tests after five players and at least two staff members contracted the virus.

Those results all came back negative on Wednesday afternoon and the team trained shortly after. The training base will be partially re-opened, reports the Daily Mail.

Guardiola's side are scheduled to face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday and the news of no additional positive tests raises the prospect of that game now going ahead.

Gabriel Jesus and Kyle Walker have been self-isolating over the past week following positive tests announced on Christmas Day, with three other players having contracted the virus in the days after.

That led to the postponement of Monday's trip to Everton, with the Toffees disgruntled by the way in which that decision was communicated by the Premier League.