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Everton welcomes Manchester City at home in one of the star matches of the Premier League this week.
The Citizens would come into the match after winning three games in a row while Everton will be looking to make it five straight wins in the Premier League.
It will be a managerial tussle between two of the best coaches in the world. Guardiola may not have to rotate his side who secured the 2-0 win against Newcastle at home as things stand.
Joao Cancelo was largely the best player in the victory over Newcastle United and he could continue at right-back since Kyle Walker is out of the side due to Coronavirus.
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Monday night football between Manchester City and Everton has been postponed, because of a COVID-19 outbreak among the City squad.
It is the second Premier League fixture to be called off this season due to Coronavirus outbreak, after Aston Villa vs Newcastle earlier this month.
On Christmas Day, Manchester City announced Gabriel Jesus and Kyle Walker had tested positive for coronavirus, along with two members of club staff.
The club has now closed their first-team training ground.
A Manchester City statement read: “After the latest round of Covid-19 testing, the club returned a number of positive cases, in addition to the four already reported on Christmas Day.
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There is no official word on how many positive cases (and/or close contact cases) there are, but presumably it’s more than just the two (Gabriel Jesus and Kyle Walker) flagged up over Christmas if the Premier League decided to postpone the match. Unconfirmed reports put the number of cases at five.
The last (and only) Premier League match to be postponed due to COVID-19 so far had been Newcastle United’s match against Aston Villa earlier this month (Dec 4). There were at least five cases at Newcastle at that time as well, but the actual number was likely higher.
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Manchester City’s Premier League visit to Everton on Monday was postponed after multiple new positive tests for coronavirus were detected at City, the club confirmed.
“Based on strong medical advice the Premier League, in consultation with both clubs, have decided to postpone the fixture,” City said in a statement.
City announced on Christmas Day there had been four positive tests at the club for players Kyle Walker and Gabriel Jesus and two staff members.
“After the latest round of Covid-19 testing, the club returned a number of positive cases, in addition to the four already reported on Christmas Day,” City’s statement added.