After 100 days off the field, English premier league started again on Wednesday 17 June, with players showed their support to BLM protest and those affected by coronavirus by taking a knee.
The message “Black Lives Matter” replaced player names on jerseys during City’s 3-0 victory over Arsenal and Aston Villa’s 0-0 draw with Sheffield United.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said: “I’m embarrassed; I am ashamed for what white people have done to black people. We have to do a lot of things for black people we have not done so far.”
“We’d seen the other teams do it in the earlier kickoff and we thought we have to do it as well,” said Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling.
As well as a Black Lives Matter logo, Premier League jerseys for the rest of the season will feature a badge thanking Britain’s National Health Service.
Fans are still prohibited from attending stadiums.
