Guardiola will miss the FA Cup match after testing positive for Covid-19.
Manager Rodolfo Borrell, who will take charge of Manchester City for Friday's game, said that Pep Guardiola has not shown many symptoms.
Reuters Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will miss Friday's FA Cup third-round away game against Swindon Town after testing positive for Covid-19, the English club announced on Thursday.
City said Guardiola tested positive on Tuesday, as did assistant Juanma Lillo.
"Both are now in isolation, along with a number of other positive cases in the City first-team bubble," the club said in a statement, adding that seven first-team players and 14 staff members are in isolation for Covid-19 related reasons.
Coach Rodolfo Borrell, who will take charge of the team for Friday's game, said that Guardiola has not shown many symptoms.
"We had an outbreak... It's a major outbreak. We're receiving this day by day, we don't know where it's going to end," Borrell said at a press conference on Thursday.
City are leading the English league with 53 points after 21 matches, 10 points ahead of second-placed Chelsea. The two clubs will face each other in Manchester on January 15th, after City's match against Swindon.
Earlier on Tuesday, Burnley also announced that manager Sean Dyche will miss Saturday's FA Cup third-round home game against Huddersfield Town after testing positive for Covid-19.
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