According to a report from the Telegraph, Pep Guardiola’s Sky Blues have opted not to use the government’s furlough scheme to pay the club’s non-playing staff – resulting in a wave of supporters applauding the development.
City, unlike a host of other Premier League clubs who have opted to use furlough in order to pay the wages of their staff, have ruled out any usage of the government’s job retention scheme – becoming the first top-flight team to pledge publicly that they will not go through with it.
Due to current events, we have had to suspend our love for watching the Sky Blues in action as the country deals with a global issue – but City’s reaction to football’s suspension should be a cause for acknowledgement.