Manchester city’s coach, Pep Guardiola loses his mum, Dolors Sala Carrio, 82 to coronavirus.

The club took to their official Twitter handle to announce the death of the 82 year old mother of their coach.

Dolors passed away at 82 in Manresa, Barcelona.

It tweeted: “The Manchester City family are devastated to report the death today of Pep’s moth Dolors Sala Carrio in Manresa, Barcelona after contracting Corona Virus.

“She was 82-years-old.”

According to The Sun, Dolors was a former salesperson who was married to Pep’s father Valenti, a bricklayer.

They had four children. Pep is their third child, Pep has two elder sisters and a younger brother.

She had been living in Santpedor, a quiet village in central Catalonia where Pep grew up.