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Pep Guardiola accepts fixture congestion is sign of success for Manchester City

The Independent·Andy Hampson·22 days ago
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Pep Guardiola delivered a thinly-veiled dig at the Premier League over Manchester City’s packed fixture schedule – but admitted congestion is the price of chasing success. City’s hopes of beating Arsenal to the title will be decided over their final three games, with the FA Cup final against Chelsea also squeezed into a demanding 12-day spell. Guardiola’s side host Crystal Palace on Wednesday before heading to Wembley to face Chelsea, and then wrapping up their league campaign against Bournemouth and Aston Villa. The scheduling of the rearranged Palace and Bournemouth fixtures has been a source of frustration at City and Guardiola’s sarcasm appeared to offer an insight into his feelings. He said: “We don’t think about the ‘generosity’ of the Premier League. As always they have been really nice for this schedule! “But it is what it is. We accept. I always said, if you don’t play the final of the FA Cup, you will not have this schedule. So we are in the final, you have this schedule.…

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