Benjamin Mendy’s New Year’s Eve is not happening in Manchester City

The credit of the former Marseillais Benjamin Mendy continues to wane on the side of Manchester City.

Little used this season by his trainer Pep Guardiola, who blames him for his repeated injuries and his irregularity on the ground, the left side has not arranged his affairs by allowing a chef to cook as well as two other people to come to his property from Cheshire for New Years Eve.

A departure from the sanitary protocol that does not pass to the management of Citizens, which will open an investigation on the subject.

Outbreak of contaminations across the Channel

“Even though elements of this incident were misinterpreted in the articles and the player has issued a public apology after this error, the club regrets to learn of this transgression and will conduct an internal investigation,” a spokesperson said on Tuesday. Sunday, after tabloid The Sun revealed the case.

A case that is taking on all the greater importance as the United Kingdom is currently facing an outbreak of cases of Covid-19 contamination.

Six absent players against Chelsea

And in the Premier League, Manchester City are among the clubs hardest hit by the virus in recent days.

The match against Everton scheduled for December 28 was postponed at the last moment due to cases in the Mancunian workforce. Sunday, Pep Guardiola is deprived of six players, positive, for the match at Chelsea.

The latest case, that of Eric Garcia, was revealed this Sunday just hours from the kickoff of the meeting.

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