MANCHESTER: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will miss Friday’s (Saturday 4am Malaysian time) FA Cup third-round match away to fourth-tier Swindon Town after testing positive for Covid-19, the Premier League club said on Thursday.
City said that Guardiola returned 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,” City said in a statement, adding that assistant coach Rodolfo Borrell will take charge of the team for the game against Swindon.
Seven first-team players and 14 backroom staff are isolating for Covid-19 related reasons, the club said. – Reuters
