Published: December 23, 2021
- Manchester City manager says words alone will not solve issue
- Benítez feels money driving game after Everton made to play
Pep Guardiola has raised the prospect of strike action and Rafael Benítez has claimed “money is now managing the game” as anger grows among Premier League managers over players welfare.
The Premier League rejected Everton’s request to postpone their Boxing Day game at Burnley owing to five positive Covid cases and six injuries in Benitez’s squad. The Everton manager believes his club are being punished for not closing their training ground and that the league’s integrity – as well as its profitability as a sellable, televised product – could be damaged by fulfilling fixtures with academy players.
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