Manchester City have confirmed they will not be furloughing employees using taxpayer money.
On Saturday Premier League leaders Liverpool became the fifth top-flight club to announce that some non-playing staff would be stood down, with 80 per cent of their wages covered by the Government and the remaining salaries topped up by the club.
Tottenham, Newcastle, Norwich and Bournemouth had already made similar announcements, which have attracted criticism from those who believe the scheme is not being used as intended by organisations with large revenues and huge wage bills for players.
It is understood City’s stance was discussed, taken and approved at board level last week, before Liverpool’s position became public.
A statement released today read: “We can confirm, following a decision by the chairman and board last week, that Manchester City will not be utilising the UK Government’s coronavirus job retention scheme (government-funded furloughing).
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