Ilkay Gundogan has admitted that motivation has been a problem during lockdown. The Manchester City player, like the rest of the squad, has been given an individual programme to keep fit during the time away from the training ground that has now stretched into a second month.
There are some virtual team sessions put on by the club and Gundogan is also working out over FaceTime with Leroy Sane and a personal trainer they share during the week, but the daily routine of footballers has been knocked askew by the pandemic.
A straight talker, the midfielder was candid about the difficulties of keeping up a training regime while being away from the environment that the work usually takes place in. “I have a few things to do and then I’m ready to