Eric Garcia has excluded the last Manchester City player due to a positive coronavirus test.
Pep Guardiola’s appearance ran out of six players for Sunday’s Premier League match in Chelsea, live on Sky Sports, while an anonymous City staff member tested positive throughout Garcia on Sunday.
On Christmas Day, City demonstrated that defender Kyle Walker and Gabriel Jesus had contracted the virus and launched an internal investigation after Benjamin Mendy gave the impression of violating Covid-19 regulations by hosting a New Year’s Eve party.
City said on a Sunday match forward at Stamford Bridge: “Manchester City FC can verify that Eric Garcia and a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.
“Both members will now practice an era of self-deiseling in accordance with the quarantine protocol of the premier league and the British government.
“Everyone at the Club wants our teammates a quick recovery before they return to work, education and competition. “
The Premier League has shown 18 positive coronavirus tests among players and in its new test run, the highest number of the season to date.
Covid-19 appears to be having an effect in development with several recent games canceled, adding the City vacation to Everton, the Spurs game in Fulham and Burnley’s game opposite Scott Parker’s team, all postponed due to considerations about the spread of the virus. .
The city will launch an internal investigation after Mendy gave the impression of breaking coronavirus regulations by hosting a New Year’s Eve party.
City said he was “disappointed” by the incident, some sections of the media “misunderstood” parts of the story.
“The club is aware of a Covid-19 New Year’s Eve Violation involving Benjamin Mendy and media reports,” City said in a statement.
“While it is understood that elements of this incident have been misinterpreted in the reports and that the player has publicly apologized for his mistake, the club is disappointed to be informed of the transgression and will conduct an internal investigation. “
In the end, the Premier League board of directors makes a decision on whether or not matches can be postponed. Although there are no strict and fast regulations, each game is judged on a case-by-case basis, there are some guidelines. .
For example, in the 2020/21 Premier League manual, clubs were informed that “no permission will be granted to postpone a league adjustment when the candidate club has 14 or more players indexed on their team list”.
Teams were allowed before this season to call 25 players on their Premier League team list, and that comes with U21 registered players.
Manchester City, for example, on the Premier League website, has included 20 players on their Premier League team list. Lately they have six players sidelined by coronavirus, bringing their List of Premier League teams to 14.
However, City probably wouldn’t even have had to go under that 14-player point to postpone their recent match with Everton. The Premier League board said it had taken into consideration the medical recommendation to cancel the match, and other points. possibly have influenced his decision.
What we do know, however, is that the Premier League Board of Directors rearranges matches in “exceptional circumstances. “