Man City mætir Chelsea í stórleik í ensku úrvalsdeildinni í dag og er án sjö leikmanna. Garcia var þegar meiddur og hefði misst af leiknum með eða án Covid.

Auk Garcia eru Ederson, Kyle Walker og Gabriel Jesus fjarverandi af sökum Covid-19. Þá eru Nathan Ake og Ferran Torres líklega með veiruna enda utan hóps fyrir stórleikinn gegn Chelsea.

„Manchester City getur staðfest að Eric Garcia og einn meðlimur þjálfarateymisins hafa greinst með COVID-19," segir í yfirlýsingu.





On Christmas Day, City confirmed defender Kyle Walker and Gabriel Jesus had contracted the virus and have launched an internal investigation after Benjamin Mendy appeared to break Covid-19 rules by hosting a New Year's Eve party.

City said in a statement before Sunday's match at Stamford Bridge: "Manchester City FC can confirm that Eric Garcia and one member of staff have tested positive for COVID-19.

"Both personnel will now observe a period of self-isolation in accordance with Premier League and UK Government protocol on quarantine.

Everyone at the Club wishes our colleagues a speedy recovery ahead of their return to work, training and competition."

The Premier League confirmed 18 positive coronavirus tests among players and staff in its latest round of testing - the highest figure of the season so far.

ovid-19 seems to once again have a growing impact with several recent games called off, including City's trip to Everton, Spurs' match at Fulham and Burnley's fixture against Scott Parker's side all postponed due to concerns over the virus spreading.