Pep slams Prem scheduling: 9 years fighting this

Pep Guardiola has deed retired astatine the Premier League implicit the scheduling of Manchester City's fixture against Bournemouth.

City volition play their penultimate league fixture of the play astatine the Etihad Stadium connected Tuesday.

The crippled has been moved due to the fact that of City's information successful Saturday's FA Cup last against Crystal Palace.

However, speaking to media connected Friday, Guardiola questioned wherefore the lucifer couldn't beryllium played connected Wednesday to springiness his players 24 hours much rest.

Asked whether helium would person liked to look Bournemouth connected Wednesday oregon Thursday, Guardiola said: "Definitely.

"I would similar to play Wednesday, definitely. It volition beryllium tough. We person been 9 years warring against these situations, each azygous play and thing goes.

"We are going to play Tuesday nighttime against a astir aggravated and carnal and nonstop and almighty [team] successful the Premier League similar Bournemouth, who are playing for the Europa League oregon Conference qualification. So we person to woody with that."

Guardiola is peculiarly frustrated astatine City's docket aft Tottenham Hotspur's crippled against Aston Villa was brought guardant up of the Europa League last against Manchester United.

Spurs were primitively scheduled to look Villa connected Sunday but alternatively played astatine Villa Park connected Friday.

"Tottenham Hotspur play against Aston Villa connected Friday up of the Europa League final," said Guardiola.

"Good decision, I'm not being sarcastic. The Premier League made a bully decision, precise good. We played each the clip successful semifinals and quarterfinals connected Wednesday distant and we play [again] connected Saturday.

"This play we didn't play, we played Sunday. We didn't request that time other erstwhile we played successful that position."