Man City Coronavirus outbreak means fixture chaos with Carabao Cup semi vs Man Utd and Chelsea Prem clash major doubts
MANCHESTER CITY'S coronavirus outbreak has sparked fixture chaos - with next week's huge trips to Chelsea and neighbours Manchester United in doubt.
Monday night's clash at Everton was called off four hours before kick-off as more positive tests for City followed those of Gabriel Jesus, Kyle Walker and two staff members.
Pep Guardiola's men are due to visit Chelsea in the Premier League next Sunday and United in the Carabao Cup semi-finals three days later.
But City's training ground is closing for an "indeterminate period" as clubs chiefs cite "a risk the virus could spread" and the "security of the bubble compromised".
Football bosses now face a headache amid concerns over the rising second wave of Covid-19 as City's next two games seem certain to need rearranging.
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard was unsure what City's positive tests would mean for their impending clash.
City say they will only consider resuming training once their squad and other people in their bubble have been tested again.
A club statement said: "After the latest round of Covid-19 testing, the club returned a number of positive cases, in addition to the four already reported on Christmas Day."
And after the Everton match was called off, Prem bosses insisted: "The Premier League continues to have full confidence in its protocols and rules, and the way in which all clubs are implementing them."