Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola believes professional football should be suspended when the rest of the UK goes into another lockdown in Thursday.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the restrictions on Saturday with all 'non-essential' services to close from Thursday for at least four weeks.

Elite level sport will be allowed to continue with games still being played behind closed doors.

Guardiola admits he couldn't complain if football was to lose it's 'essential' status.

He said: "It's difficult. I know the prime minister is taking the decision because the situation is getting worse. It happened in Spain, Germany and France. Everywhere.

"So the virus is still there. Maybe people say it is stronger. I think the world of football cannot be an exception in what is happening in society.

"So if we have to play, we will play. But we don't want to be different from the rest of society when they have to close restaurants or close whatever.

"It's a position in which I am not involved. I want to be safe. I want to keep well for myself, for my family, my friends, for all England, all of the UK. But honestly I don't know."