Manchester City players Riyad Mahrez and Aymeric Laporte have tested positive for coronavirus, the club has said.
Both players are self-isolating and neither are displaying any symptoms, a spokesman said.
They added: “Everyone at the club wishes Riyad and Aymeric a speedy recovery ahead of their return to training and the new season.”
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City will skip the opening weekend of the Premier League season after being permitted to sit out the first weekend because of their late finish to the 2019/20 season due to their Champions League exertions.
City will instead feature just twice in the Premier League in September – the trip to Wolves followed by their first home match of the season against Leicester.
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