Manchester City midfielder Fernandinho is relieved to be experiencing the UK's coronavirus lockdown in Brazil.

The consolation for Fernandinho is that he gets to spend more time with his 10-year-old son David and daughter Mariana, 3, during the enforced break.

He said: "Before the lockdown in the UK, I asked for permission to travel to Brazil to spend this difficult time with my family.

"The club allowed me to come and I am here in the north east of Brazil. We took a house over here with some space for the kids as well and we are here spending this time here. It is really nice.

"Now we are spending more time with the kids, my wife, close friends and family and it is a different situation.

"Most of the time you are away and you have to travel. Sometimes you just sleep at home two or three days a week because most of the time you are away. So now we spend seven days a week at home and you discover a new life. I am enjoying that time."