Pep didn't want to give up cup home advantage
Manchester Evening News|September 14, 2024
PEP Guardiola revealed that City were offered the chance of ceding their home advantage in the Carabao Cup to ease their fixture crisis.
SIMON BAJKOWSKI
Pep didn't want to give up cup home advantage

The Blues have been handed two games in 49 hours, taking on Watford at the Etihad on Tuesday, September 24 after hosting Arsenal on the previous Sunday.

With an early Saturday kick-off at Newcastle the following weekend, Wednesday would have been the only day possible to avoid undue fatigue for the players but UEFA would not budge a Europa League game at Old Trafford on that night and Greater Manchester Police made it clear that they could not host two major games within a few miles of each other.

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