Manchester City will have to decide on whether Aymeric Laporte and Riyad Mahrez are ready to start their Premier League opener against Wolves. The duo after tested positive for Covid-19. The pair are currently self-isolating in line with Premier League and government guidance; sources confirmed that this should only need to be 10 rather than 14 days given they are not displaying symptoms. City's pre-season has been more disrupted than usual as a consequence of how the pandemic has distorted the football calendar. Pep Guardiola is currently confined to his home after the UK enforced quarantine restrictions on anyone returning from Spain. Participation in the Champions League and TV scheduling also means that the Blues will kick off their league campaign later than any other side, giving them extra time to prepare. All of that means that while Laporte and Mahrez will likely have days rather than weeks with the squad before the Wolves game, they will not have that much less time than their teammates.
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