Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, has expressed reservations once more over the calendar of games.
Thanks to a valiant 1-0 victory over Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday night, Pep Guardiola’s team closed the gap on league leaders Liverpool to just one point. Phil Foden’s goal in the first half of the game was the difference.
The 23-year-old Foden scored in the 24th minute when custodian Neto deflected an effort from Erling Haaland into his path. It was the Englishman’s 16th goal of the season and gave Manchester City a crucial three points.
The Blues’ sixth victory in seven games in February came from City’s victory over the Cherries, which increased their current unbeaten record to 17 games.
Tuesday night, in the Emirates FA Cup fifth round, Pep Guardiola’s team will play Luton Town, making their second trip to Kenilworth Road this century, to round off a demanding month of matches.
After Elijah Adebayo gave the home team the lead just before halftime in the Premier League match against Luton back in December, Bernardo Silva and Jack Grealish led Manchester City to a thrilling victory.
In addition, City has a number of pivotal Premier League games coming up in March, including four games that might decide the season against Manchester United, Liverpool, Brighton, and Arsenal.
Next weekend, Manchester United will make a journey to the Etihad Stadium before travelling to Anfield, where the Sky Blues will try to capture a record-breaking fourth straight championship.
With 40 games played so far this season, City will also play in the UEFA Champions League and maybe an FA Cup quarterfinal next month.
Guardiola expressed his frustration with the fixture schedule once more after Saturday’s victory over Bournemouth, stating, “Thank you so much for the calendar.” It’s excessive. Indeed. However, business must continue.
“My players are my heroes. These guys are supermen. every three days while playing. “Can you play the same conditions in the Premier League?” is a common question. No. Compared to everyone else, we play more games.
Manchester City, who is participating in the FA Cup, Champions League, and Premier League, could yet win the unprecedented treble they won last season.
Before the last three months of the season, Liverpool, City, and Arsenal are still only two points apart in the Premier League standings.
