FA Cup: Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola tests positive for Covid, to miss Swindon Town FA Cup match

FA Cup: Pep Guardiola tests positive for Covid- Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has tested positive for coronavirus, with 21 players and staff now isolating for Covid-related reasons, the club said on Thursday. For more sports news and updates, follow us at Insidesport.IN

FA Cup: Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola tests positive for Covid, to miss Swindon Town FA Cup match

“The City manager recorded 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.

Pep Guardiola will miss tomorrow evening’s FA Cup trip to Swindon Town after testing positive for Covid-19.

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FA Cup: Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola tests positive

The City manager recorded 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.

This brings the number of those isolating for Covid related reasons amongst the group to 21. Of that number, 14 are backroom staff and seven are first-team players. Assistant coach Rodolfo Borrell will take charge of the team for the trip to Swindon.

FA Cup: Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola tests positive for Covid, to miss Swindon Town FA Cup match

Guardiola will miss Friday’s FA Cup trip to Swindon Town, but the match is still scheduled to go ahead despite City being without seven first-team players and 14 backroom staff. The 50-year-old is the third high profile Premier League coach to test positive in the last week after Jürgen Klopp and Mikel Arteta were forced to isolate as Liverpool and Arsenal played last weekend.

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Guardiola will now miss Friday evening’s FA Cup trip to Swindon. Assistant Juanma Lillo has also tested positive, meaning fellow assistant Rodolfo Borrell will lead the team on Friday. A statement released by the club also revealed that seven first team players are isolating for COVID reasons, as are 14 staff members.

FA Cup: Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola tests positive for Covid, to miss Swindon Town FA Cup match