Man City's Mahrez, Laporte test positive for COVID-19

Premier League club Manchester City on Monday confirmed that two players – Riyad Mahrez and Aymeric Laporte – have tested positive for COVID-19. Both Mahrez and Laporte were tested positive for the dreaded virus upon arriving back in the United Kingdom from their vacation.

The Man City duo is asympotomatic and are observing a period of self-isolation in accordance with Premier League and UK Government protocol on quarantine.

“Manchester City FC can confirm that Riyad Mahrez and Aymeric Laporte have tested positive for Covid-19,” Man City said in a statement on Monday.

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“Both players are currently observing a period of self-isolation in accordance with Premier League and UK Government protocol on quarantine. Neither is displaying symptoms of the virus. Everyone at the Club wishes Riyad and Aymeric a speedy recovery ahead of their return to training and the new season,” the statement added.

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Both Mahrez and Laporte took to social media platform to thank the fans for their support and messages.
Mahrez tweeted in response to messages of support from City fans: "Thank you for all the nice messages, I'm good. Stay safe everyone take care of you."

And Laporte added: "Thanks everyone for your messages, everything is going as well as possible, I am following the protocol for the next few days and I will be back soon, take care of yourself."

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Man City start their 2020-21 Premier League campaign on September 21 against Wolves at the Molineux.

The Blues will be desperate to come back to winning ways after an underwhelming 2019-20 season where the club failed to win any major titles. The Pep Guardiola-managed side has added the likes of Nathan Ake and Ferran Torres to their squad with the addition of Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly likely as well.