Man City's Jesus and Walker test positive for COVID-19

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VIDEO SHOWS: RECENT AND FILE FOOTAGE OF MANCHESTER CITY'S KYLE WALKER AND GABRIEL JESUS, EXTERIORS OF ETIHAD STADIUM

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1. MANCHESTER CITY DEFENDER, KYLE WALKER PASSING BALL WITH TEAM MATE, KEVIN DE BRUYNE

2. MANCHESTER CITY STRIKER, GABRIEL JESUS (YELLOW BIB) STRETCHING BEFORE DOING RUNNING DRILL

3. WALKER TRAINING

4. MANCHESTER CITY MANAGER, PEP GUARDIOLA (WOOLLY HAT) SPEAKING WITH ASSISTANT COACH

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5. KYLE WALKER STRETCHING

6. GABRIEL JESUS STRETCHING

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7. JESUS WITH HANDS ON HIPS AT TRAINING SESSION

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8. MANCHESTER CITY'S ETIHAD STADIUM

9. ETIHAD STADIUM SIGN

10. EXTERIORS OF STADIUM

11. STADIUM SIGN

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12. AERIAL OF MANCHESTER CITY'S ETIHAD STADIUM

STORY: Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus and defender Kyle Walker have tested positive for COVID-19, the Premier League club said on Friday (December 25).

Two other City staff members have also tested positive for the novel coronavirus, and all four are self-isolating.

"Everyone at the club wishes our colleagues a speedy recovery over the Christmas period ahead of their return to work, training and competition," City said in a statement.

City, eighth in the league table, host Newcastle United on Saturday (December 26) before visiting Everton on Monday.