Man City's clash at Everton postponed because of multiple Covid-19 cases
Manchester City's Premier Group check out to Everton on Monday was postponed after multiple new great checks for coronavirus were detected among Pep Guardiola's squad.
City had already announced on Christmas Day there have been four positive lab tests at the golf club for players Kyle Walker and Gabriel Jesus and two workers.
"Predicated on strong medical information the Premier League, found in discussion with both clubs, are determined to postpone the fixture," City said in a declaration.
"After the latest circular of Covid-19 assessment, the club returned numerous positive cases, as well as the four already reported in Christmas Day.
"With the reliability of the bubble compromised, there posed a associated risk that the virus could pass on further between the squad, the personnel and potentially beyond."
According to Premier Group rules matches will not be postponed unless the damaged club has fewer than 14 suit senior players.
However, the league explained the match have been postponed just as a precaution about medical advice.
"Manchester City lodged a demand with the Premier Little league today to rearrange the meet following a rise in great COVID-19 test outcomes received by the golf club this morning, on top of the conditions reported on Christmas Day," the Premier Group said in a affirmation.
"This rise has generated uncertainty and the Premier Group Board received medical advice that the match ought to be postponed.
"The Board decided to rearrange the overall game as a precaution, and additional testing will now happen tomorrow. Your choice has been considered with the fitness of players and personnel the priority."
- Everton demand answers -
The clash at Goodison Park was the only Premier League meet in today's round of fixtures due to have fans in attendance.
The city of Liverpool is in Tier two for coronavirus restrictions meaning up to 2,000 supporters can attend Liverpool and Everton home matches.
Everton could have gone joint the surface of the table, together with Liverpool, with victory.
"Whilst Everton will always have public basic safety uppermost, we will be requesting total disclosure of all information that Manchester City given to the Premier Group so the club can be very clear on why this decision was taken," Everton explained in a statement.
City's training ground will right now close for a great "indeterminate period" with further assessment on players and personnel to occur before it could reopen.
They are due to face Chelsea aside in the Premier League over Sunday and Manchester United in the League Cup semi-finals on January 6.
"I think most of us sensed this up coming period might be a tough one with what's been happening pre-Christmas with Covid in general," said Chelsea manager Frank Lampard with Sunday's clash now in doubt.
"I guess the Premier League and clubs have done an excellent job to keep soccer moving in difficult circumstances, as a result let's hope we are able to keep it going."
Pep Guardiola's men currently face a congested plan because they are still involved in four competitions and started their little league season a week late after reaching previous season's Champions League quarter-finals.
It is just the second time that a Premier League meet has been postponed due to Covid-19 because the 2019/20 season resumed in June.
Aston Villa's clash with Newcastle earlier this month was called off because of an outbreak at Newcastle's training ground.
The Premier Group insisted the protocols put in place are still stringent enough to avoid another shutdown.
"The Premier Group continues to have total confidence in its protocols and guidelines, and how all clubs will be implementing them," the little league added in its statement.
Guardiola's mom died of coronavirus previously this season and speaking after Saturday's 2-0 make an impression on Newcastle, the City manager said the health of his players must take priority.
"What we want is that Gabriel and Kyle don't get worse and may be asymptomatic and move this 8-10 times without challenging symptoms," said Guardiola.
"Covid is here. It really is not just within Man City, it really is all around the globe attacking hard so that is why we possess to be cautious and what we wish is the next times is for them never to have symptoms and recover."
