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title: "Manchester City: Fans debate handshake news amid Coronavirus fears"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-city-fans-debate-fair-play-handshake-news-amid-coronavirus-fears/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Manchester City Football Club"
published: "2020-03-06T17:25:43Z"
modified: "2020-03-06T17:25:43Z"
---

# Manchester City: Fans debate handshake news amid Coronavirus fears

**According to a tweet by Daily Mail journalist [Mike Keegan](https://twitter.com/MikeKeegan_DM), the Premier League have suspended the fair play handshake before games until further notice – resulting in many Manchester City fans debating the news on Twitter.**

The [BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51760339) have also confirmed that the traditional pre-match handshake, which used to take place before every Premier League encounter, will be temporarily suspended due to fears of spreading the coronavirus. The virus, which has spread to [87](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51760339) countries in total, amassing over [90,000](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51760339) cases worldwide, is a respiratory illness which is easily spread and highly contagious.

According to a report from the [Australian Government](https://www.health.gov.au/health-topics/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov), symptoms can range from a mild cough to pneumonia – with the Premier League now taking action in order to potentially stop the virus from spreading any further. As a result, plenty of Manchester City fans have been debating the update concerning their club on social media – with a mixed set of reactions from ‘[cancel the season](https://twitter.com/mxncityszn/status/1235655312163647490)‘ to blasting the news as ‘[ridiculous](https://twitter.com/alexbrady89/status/1235634480301240320)‘.

Here’s what they had to say on Twitter.

> CANCEL THE SEASON
>
> — laporte fc (@mxncityszn) [March 5, 2020](https://twitter.com/mxncityszn/status/1235655312163647490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> What a ridiculous concept. So is no one going touch another player when defending them or marking them at a corner!
>
> — Alex Brady (@alexbrady89) [March 5, 2020](https://twitter.com/alexbrady89/status/1235634480301240320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Because it’s not like the players will touch each other at all during the matches… 🤷🏻‍♂️
>
> — ᴬᵈᵃᵐ (@adamc\_mcfc) [March 5, 2020](https://twitter.com/adamc_mcfc/status/1235637118103257089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> The first step towards banning tackling!
>
> — Joshua Hinton (@j\_hinton859) [March 5, 2020](https://twitter.com/j_hinton859/status/1235638544783163392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> [@shiggins19](https://twitter.com/shiggins19?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) I love this. Get rid of it forever!
>
> — мαтт мє∂ιиα (@MattMedina6) [March 5, 2020](https://twitter.com/MattMedina6/status/1235634606423986177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Just call of the season now imo
>
> — 9️⃣9️⃣9️⃣ (@DeBruynesWrld) [March 5, 2020](https://twitter.com/DeBruynesWrld/status/1235667817388630016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

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