Premier League club Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola tested positive for Covid in a major outbreak: the club

 

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During a large outbreak at Manchester City, manager Pep Guardiola tested positive for Covid-19. Burnley also confirmed on Thursday that manager Sean Dyche had been sidelined by the virus, which has now spread to the club. Premier League winners Manchester City have announced that 21 players and staff members have been placed in isolation because to the Covid virus, which has caused additional devastation on English sport. According to the club, "Pep Guardiola will miss tomorrow evening's FA Cup match against Swindon Town after testing positive for Covid-19." "On Tuesday, both the city manager and his assistant, Juanma Lillo, were found to have tested positive. Both players, as well as a handful of other positive instances inside the City first-team bubble, have been placed in isolation.

"This raises the total number of people who are distancing themselves for Covid-related reasons in the group to 21. 14 of the individuals are members of the coaching staff, while seven are members of the first team.

Despite the outbreak, the third-round FA Cup clash is still planned to go place, with Rodolfo Borrell, another of Pep Guardiola's assistants, assuming command of the Manchester City squad.

The Omicron strain of coronavirus has caused a spike in the number of cases throughout the United Kingdom, resulting in the delay of a number of matches during the previous month.

City are one of just a few of teams to have not had a match called off so far this season, and they hold a 10-point lead at the top of the Premier League table.

 

The first leg of Liverpool's League Cup semi-final against Arsenal, which was originally scheduled to take place on Thursday, has been postponed owing to an outbreak that prompted the club to shut their training facilities.

Dyche tested positive on Tuesday, according to a statement from the club.

 

The Premier League reported on Monday that 14,250 tests were carried out on players and staff between December 27 and January 2 and revealed 94 positive instances out of a total of 14,250 tests.

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It was the first time since early November that the number of positive tests has decreased from week to week. The previous week had seen a record 103 positive tests.

There has been no postponement of any of the 32 FA Cup third-round matches scheduled for this weekend.