Manchester City used Liverpool's win over Newcastle this weekend to motivate them to three important points at Leeds, giving them confidence going into this week's Champions League trip to Madrid.
'No excuses' - Pep Guardiola sends Man City players warning ahead of Liverpool FC FA Cup clash
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Pep Guardiola preferred to look on the positive side of his Manchester City team’s punishing schedule - but still made his point about the TV broadcasters not taking enough account of teams’ schedules. The Blues boss OK’d a decision to fly straight to London - and train at Millwall’s The Den ground - after the midweek Champions League draw with Atletico Madrid.
But City still head into Saturday's FA Cup semi-final with Liverpool at a distinct disadvantage, having had just three days since a tough, tight game against Atletico Madrid, with travel on top. His team face a Liverpool side who had a home game against much easier opponents in Benfica and were able to rest seven key players after establishing a 3-1 lead from the away leg.
Guardiola was offered the chance to get excuses in early but preferred to see the fact that City are in the FA Cup semi-final, as well as the last four of the Champions League and being top of the Premier League, as a major plus rather than a gruelling ask. He said: "It happens for one reason – cos we’re fighting for all the titles – that is good news, I’m saying that with a big smile, it's not that I am grumpy.
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“I’m so happy to live that. It’s not an ideal situation but where in this world is an ideal situation – look what happens two, three hours away from here (with the war in Ukraine). So, good massage, good food, I say to my players sleep a lot, take a nap, sleep, sleep, a lot of hours, as much hours as possible, then good food, today was a good regeneration, and tomorrow at 3.30 we will be there.
“It is what it is. It looks like if I give an argument, I am trying to look for or trying to find some excuse. I always
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