Pep Guardiola joked he will prepare to play in midfield for Manchester City, with Jurgen Klopp opposite him in defence for Liverpool, when the two sides face each other next month.
City progressed in the Carabao Cup this week to set up a fourth-round tie with rivals Liverpool, with the fixture to take place in the week directly after the World Cup final taking place on Sunday December 18. With no room for the fixture to be rearranged, the EFL have made clear the fourth round won't be moved, regardless of whether teams like City and Liverpool have a full squad or not.
Guardiola is unhappy with the scheduling, but has accepted that there is nothing that can be done, joking that he and Klopp may be needed to make up the numbers at the Etihad in the next round.
