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: FA Cup: Manchester City shrug off Covid outbreak to thrash Swindon #IndiaNEWS Manchester City shrugged off the absence of manager Pep Guardiola and seven first-team players due to coronavirus to ease

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FA Cup: Manchester City shrug off Covid outbreak to thrash Swindon #IndiaNEWS
Manchester City shrugged off the absence of manager Pep Guardiola and seven first-team players due to coronavirus to ease past League Two Swindon 4-1 in the FA Cup third round on Friday.Rodolfo Borrell took charge of the English champions with Guardiola and assistant Juanma Lilo among 14 backroom staff affected by a major outbreak.“We were in touch at half time. There was not a massive change because everything was as planned as before,� said Borrell on his contact with Guardiola.“He has great confidence in all of us. Not just me but all the backroom staff.�City were still able to name a strong starting line-up featuring just four changes from their 2-1 win at Arsenal last weekend with England international Kyle Walker and captain for the night Ilkay Gundogan among those coming into the side.Seventy-one places separate the sides in the English football pyramid and the visitors’ class quickly showed.Cole Palmer was one of the few youngsters handed a chance by City’s absences and laid the opening goal on a plate for Bernardo Silva with a sublime turn and cross on 14 minutes.Swindon were architects of their own downfall for the second as Gabriel Jesus caught the home side trying to play out from the back and exchanged...Read more


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