Published 13:53 IST, December 23rd 2019

Pep Guardiola expresses his anguish over hectic schedule, writes to Premier League

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has been critical of Premier League schedules since long. He has again criticised Premier League for City's schedule.

Reported by: Minaam Ansari
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Manchester City manr Pep Guardiola has been critical of Premier League schedules since his arrival at Etihad. manr has again commented against hectic schedule during a festive season. Guardiola has reportedly written a letter to Premier League sarcastically thanking m for hectic schedule.

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Manchester City will play twice in 48 hours

Manchester City will play two games within a short span of 48 hours. His side will first travel to Molineux Stadium to play against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Friday, December 27, 2019 (December 28, according to IST). City will subsequently play against Sheffield United on Sunday, December 29 at Etihad.

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Pep Guardiola wrote a letter to Premier League

While speaking to media, Guardiola confirmed that he had written to Premier League to thank m and sarcastically stated that y were going to fridge after Wolves to get ready for Sheffield United. He criticised schedule saying that re will be team training on December 23 and 24. y will n play against Wolves and Sheffield United.

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Pep Guardiola accepts it is impossible to overtake Liverpool

Pep Guardiola’s side are back to winning ways after ir defeat against Manchester United in Premier League. Since Manchester derby defeat, City have played four games, winning all of it. y've defeated  likes of Leicester City and Arsenal. Manchester City are currently placed third in table with 38 points, trailing one point behind Leicester City. y are 11 points adrift of league leaders Liverpool, with Liverpool yet to play a game. On being questioned about chasing Liverpool in  Premier League, Guardiola stated that when a team has 16 victories from 17 games, it is unrealistic to think that y were going to chase m. He accepted that chasing Jurgen Klopp’s men was unrealistic right w. However, y had to try to win ir games and secure a Champions League spot for next season.

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13:06 IST, December 23rd 2019