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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Jamie Jackson

‘They are in the fridge for two days’: Pep Guardiola orders his players to rest

Pep Guardiola at Wembley after City beat Chelsea 1-0 to reach the FA Cup final
Pep Guardiola is worried about his players’ workload after a gruelling week. Photograph: Michael Regan/The FA/Getty Images

Pep Guardiola has said Manchester City’s players are in the “fridge for two days” as they attempt to recover from an exhausting 72 hours before focusing on claiming a fourth consecutive Premier League title and a historic double-double.

City’s 1-0 FA Cup semi-final win over Chelsea on Saturday at Wembley took them to a second successive final and keeps them on course to be the first English club to win two doubles in a row. Yet it came three days after playing 120 minutes and losing a penalty shootout in the Champions League quarter-final to Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium.

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