Pep Guardiola says five players will miss Premier league clash with Chelsea.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says five of his players will miss Premier League’s against Chelsea due to Coronavirus as defender Kyle Walker striker Gabriel Jesus tested positive for the virus.

The Citizen were expected to play Everton at the Goodison park on Monday but the game was postponed due to the high increase of Coronavirus in the City camp which saw the training camp shut down.

When Guardiola was asked how many of his players will be unavailable for the clash he said “Five right now. Five players are isolating for 10 days. The first cases that were released it was two players and three more the second time.”

The latest results bring the total number of first-team personnel at the club isolating to seven, including two other staff members.

Guardiola further stated that the club were not yet in a position to reveal the identities of the three latest players to test positive.

He said: “I don’t think the Premier League allow us to name the players. We have to respect the privacy of the players maybe. You will see the line-ups and three important players not there, so you will know exactly but I’m not allowed to tell you.”

Guardiola said he had enough players available for Everton’s clash at Goodison Park, but with news of the positive tests only coming through late in the day, there was little alternative but to call off the game.

He said: “We had enough players to play against Everton. We have the academy.”

“We wanted to play but on the day of the game, with more cases, we informed the Premier League.”

“Personally, I called Carlo Ancelotti to announce the situation because we could play, but what happens if we travel on the coach and more players get it, because the day before we were in touch all of us.”

“It was a huge risk, because it’s not about what happens here in Manchester City, it’s about what happens all around the world.

“People are unfortunately dying all around the world and in the UK. Unfortunately, the problem is still here. Hopefully the next tests everyone is negative and the people who are positive right now can come back without a problem.”