Dean Smith is confident Aston Villa will play with the same confidence they have all season against Manchester City despite a coronavirus-enforced lay-off. Villa are playing on Wednesday for the first time in the Premier League since New Year's Day due to a COVID-19 outbreak in the first-team squad, with their only fixture in the intervening period an FA Cup defeat to Liverpool in which they were represented by an academy side. Manchester City have had a few players who've had it - I think Sergio Aguero will miss the game as he's in isolation - so all clubs are having to adapt and we're no different.
Phil Neville has been appointed the new head coach of Inter Miami CF in Major League Soccer, as the former Manchester United and England defender left his current job as manager of the England women's team.
The Premier League revealed on Monday that just 16 players and staff had tested positive for coronavirus in the latest round of testing -- a significant drop from recent weeks.