the game against their north west rivals was postponed hours before kick-off.It came after at least seven members of the City squad were confirmed to have coronavirus.Kyle Walker and Gabriel Jesus were confirmed to have the virus on Christmas Day, with a further test showing that at least five more City players had contracted it.
Everton are believed to be frustrated by the postponement of the game and will wait for answers from the Premier League on why the came was called off.Previous Premier League guidance had said that fixtures should not be called off because of positive cases.