The Spanish coach of Manchester City, Pep Guardiola, was forced to cancel the press conference ahead of the Premier’s departure on Friday after receiving an inconclusive covid-19 test result, which later came back negative.
Relieved, Guardiola had to wait for the negative result of a test (from PCR sequencing) before knowing if he could lead the ‘Citizens’ in their away game against Newcastle on Sunday.
This is one of five Premier League matches that are still scheduled for this weekend, after a series of postponements due to outbreaks of covid-19 cases in the UK.
Guardiola’s last public appearance was on Wednesday, at the farewell press conference for Argentine striker ‘Kun’ Agüero, in Barcelona.
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Suffering
Guardiola, 50, who suffered the loss of his mother to coronavirus last year, urged players and people to beware of the rise in cases.
“I’m worried, not because we’re going to cancel or interrupt the championship, but because in society the virus is here and people are suffering,” the Catalan coach said earlier this week.
“Some people, the team here, are [com o vírus] right now and we talk to the players almost every day and ask them to be careful, stay safe, stay healthy, (wear) masks, make social distance.”
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