An outbreak of further positive Covid-19 cases at Manchester City has forced their Premier League trip to Everton to be postponed just four hours before kick-off.
On Christmas Day, the club confirmed that players Kyle Walker and Gabriel Jesus were among four individuals to return positive tests, but they confirmed today that their bubble had been "compromised" and further testing had "returned a number of positive cases".
City lodged a request to postpone the match on Monday morning with confirmation coming around 4pm after a hastily-arranged Premier League board meeting. "With the security of the bubble compromised, there posed a risk that the virus could spread further amongst the squad, the staff and potentially beyond," said a statement