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CHRIS SUTTON: Clubs must ban players guilty of lockdown-flouting NOT allow them to continue playing... seeing Luka Milivojevic leading Crystal Palace after New Years rule-breaking didn't sit right

Break Government guidelines, get caught, copy and paste an apology from your agent on social media, then carry on as normal. That is the way it seems to go.

It did not sit right seeing Luka Milivojevic lead Crystal Palace out on Saturday after spending New Year’s Eve with Aleksandar Mitrovic, the striker of the club whose games are being postponed because of a Covid-19 outbreak.

Though Milivojevic flouted Government guidelines, we are told he did not break Premier League protocols because he tested negative before appearing for Palace.

Luka Milivojevic led Crystal Palace against Sheffield United despite attending a New Year party
The Eagles skipper was pictured with Fulham'su00a0Aleksandar Mitrovic, breaking Covid rules

The Eagles skipper was pictured with Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrovic, breaking Covid rules

Roy Hodgson condemned Milivojevic, yet started him against Sheffield United.