Manchester City will begin retesting their squad for coronavirus on Tuesday in the hope they have acted quickly enough to prevent a widespread outbreak of the disease. City’s Premier League match at Everton on Monday night was called off just four hours before kick-off, a decision that prompted the Toffees to request “full disclosure” from the League of all the information submitted by their opponents which led to the postponement. “Whilst Everton will always have public safety uppermost, we will be requesting full disclosure of all the information that Manchester City provided to the Premier League so the club can be clear on why this decision was taken,” said an Everton statement. While player safety remains the priority, rescheduling postponed fixtures in an already congested programme is something they want to avoid. However, progress in the FA Cup could bump some Premier League matches (the weekend of January 23 and a midweek slot commencing Monday, February 8) further down the line for rescheduling.

Source: Irish Independent December 29, 2020 04:30 UTC