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Mikel Arteta reacts to Pep Guardiola’s furious rant that took Gary Lineker by surprise
Pep Guardiola labelled the decision to schedule Manchester City’s FA Cup semi-final clash with Chelsea on Saturday as “unacceptable,” having played in the Champions League three days earlier

Pep Guardiola ranted during an interview with Gary Lineker (Image: BBC)
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Mikel Arteta echoed Pep Guardiola’s concerns over player welfare after the Manchester City boss’ furious rant about fixture scheduling.

Guardiola’s men were made to play their FA Cup semi-final match against Chelsea on Saturday evening, less than three full days since their Champions League quarter-final clash with Real Madrid. The second leg went all the way to penalties, as holders City were eliminated.

The other FA Cup semi-final between Manchester United and Coventry, meanwhile, was selected for Sunday, despite both teams not playing since last Saturday. The decision left Guardiola raging in a post-match interview with Gary Lineker, saying that his players were “legends” for overcoming the short turnaround and beating Chelsea 1-0 at Wembley via Bernardo Silva’s 84th-minute winner.

Also playing on Saturday night were title rivals Arsenal, who were in Premier League action as they secured a hard-fought 2-0 win away to Wolves. Arsenal boss Arteta was asked about Guardiola’s comments and replied: “It’s not about us, Pep our myself it’s about the wellbeing of the players.

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“When you compete in European competition every team has to compete in the same way. You cannot have a team that hasn’t played for seven days, or three days before and has more recovery time and then you have to play in the Premier League and the FA Cup.

“It is not right. If you look in any angle it’s not right. Let’s protect the players and do everything we can to give them the maximum time to help them recover.”

The pair’s comments came two days after the Football Association announced that they’ll be scrapping replays beyond the first round proper in next season’s FA Cup due to concerns over player welfare. But Guardiola wants more to be done, telling Lineker for BBC Sport : “It’s unacceptable. It’s really unacceptable.

“Coventry, United and Chelsea don’t play in the week, [but] they let us play today. Next week, on Friday it would be better. Instead of Saturday, put it on Friday to let us have a recovery.”

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Asked if he felt that City had been treated unfairly, the Treble-winning manager continued: “It’s impossible, for the health of the players! It’s not normal. Honestly, it’s not normal. We didn’t have the courage to tell you, to FIFA we shut up, but it’s not possible. It’s unacceptable – 120 minutes.

“All of you (Lineker, Alan Shearer, Frank Lampard and Micah Richards ) are football players. The emotion against Madrid, the quarter-final, we lose and everything. So honestly, I know this country, it is special for many things but it is for the health of the players. I don’t understand how we survived today.”

Then asked if he’d raised his concerns with the FA, Guardiola replied: “Gary, you think us demanding is going to change something? The only power I have is to say here. It’s not going to change anything. I know it for many years. But why we play today and not tomorrow, with one day off, when Coventry and United and Chelsea don’t play in the mid-week? Why?

“Why don’t you have one more day for the health of the players? For me, as a manager, tell me how you prepare for this game against Chelsea in their best moment of the season? How? It’s impossible. There is no chance.”

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A late Bernardo Silva goal dumped Chelsea out of the FA Cup, with Mauricio Pochettino’s side set to go trophyless for another season. It wasn’t for the lack of trying from Chelsea, who enjoyed the best chances of the tie, but were unable to find a breakthrough.

Madueke had started the game, but the winger was hauled off in the second half as Chelsea went in search of a winner. However, despite the disappointment, Madueke was spotted laughing with Grealish following the full-time whistle.

The response of team-mate and elder statesman Silva was in sharp contrast, with the veteran defender covering his face while he held back the tears. It was a reaction that spoke volumes, with Silva clearly distraught by Chelsea’s exit.

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“I told them it’s the last time I accept this kind of behaviour. Involved, all out. It is impossible after a result like this to have that kind of behaviour, it shows that we are in a process, that we need to learn a lot like a team if we want to be a great team we need to think more in a collective way.”

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Kevin De Bruyne heeft zich waarschijnlijk nog wat populairder gemaakt bij de supporters van Manchester City. De spelmaker kreeg na de derby tegen Manchester United een shirt van de tegenstander uitgereikt en stelde lachend voor om dat te verbranden.

De Belgische podcasthost Sam Kerkhofs, die De Bruyne deze week interviewde, gaf hem als grap een Manchester United-shirt cadeau met het naam en rugnummer van De Bruyne. De aanvallende middenvelder schoot in de lach. ‘Moet ik dat nu verbranden?’, vroeg hij zich af.

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I saw what Jude Bellingham did before and during Real Madrid clash to show how he feels about Man City
The moments you might have missed as Manchester City took on Real Madrid in their UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg at the Etihad.

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Manchester City are out of the Champions League after a heartbreaking penalty shootout exit to Real Madrid in their epic quarter-final.

Real had taken the lead early on, beating the offside trap to convert at the second attempt through Rodrygo. It would take an hour of patient play, slow build-up and chances slowly being carved out until City were level. Jack Grealish had been brilliant for over an hour and eyebrows were raised when he was replaced – but Jeremy Doku was an inspired introduction in his place.

Doku’s cross was blocked but only as far as De Bruyne, who fired into the roof of the net and sent the City fans wild. The Belgian wasted two good chances before the 90 minutes were up, but extra time would follow to extend this enthralling tie. Penalties were needed to decide the tie, with Bernardo Silva and Mateo Kovacic missing their spot-kicks to allow Real a chance to progress – an opportunity they wouldn’t pass up after a heroic defensive effort on their part.

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Bellingham’s show of respect to City

On Tuesday, Jude Bellingham diplomatically dodged questions over his chances of joining City in the summer when he switched Borussia Dortmund for Real Madrid. There was interest from east Manchester, but his heart was always set on Madrid. Here he was, back in Manchester as an opposition player – having scored here for Dortmund on his previous visit when Erling Haaland was his teammate.

After facing the media 24 hours earlier, Bellingham was the first Real Madrid player to wander out to view the Etihad pitch pre-match, headphones in, earning applause from the small number of away fans in place. Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand, on punditry duty pitchside, stopped and videoed Bellingham from afar, reacting just like the autograph hunters pitchside when Bellingham shot him a smile and a wave.

A video of Bellingham admiring the Etihad for Dortmund went viral on his last visit, but more because of Haaland’s gushing reaction to the stadium. Bellingham showed respect by walking around the City badges printed on the floor at the mouth of the tunnel that day, and he repeated the act when he came out before the game for a walk. Sure enough, when emerging for warm-ups and whenever he passed the badges for the rest of the evening, Bellingham went the long way round if it meant avoiding the opposition badge.

City may have missed out on Bellingham, but the England man still clearly has the utmost respect for the Blues – even if he did sprint the length of the Etihad pitch to lead the celebrations with the Real fans after they won the shootout.

Walker’s half-time protest

It looked like Federico Valverde and then Vinicius Jr were offside in the build-up to Real Madrid’s opener, but the returning Kyle Walker was playing both on each time. Walker couldn’t cut out the cross to Rodrygo and could only watch him turn in his own rebound from the floor. The hand immediately went up for offside, but the assistant referee had got the calls right in real-time, and there was no need for the VAR officials to draw lines to check.

That didn’t stop Walker from making a beeline for the assistant at half-time, who was operating on the opposite side from his spot at right-back. Walker made his case over something he was unhappy with, and because there were no other contentious decisions involving the defender and that particular official, one can only assume the goal was the point of discussion. Walker made his case fairly strongly as the players walked off at the break, with Walker having to back down in the end.

Maybe the pre-match change of ends would have changed things, as the sides switched around after the coin toss. Walker deployed that particular tactic at Anfield and at home against Newcastle and hasn’t played since – so he could have been trying to ensure Real were shooting away from their fans in the second half. Or Real may have tried to unsettle City if Nacho won the toss. If it was Walker’s call, it might have backfired.

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Dias’ telling reaction to De Bruyne goal

There was as much relief as celebration when Kevin De Bruyne fired into the roof of the net with 15 minutes remaining after an hour of pressure following Rodrygo’s opener. De Bruyne himself had been poor by his own standards, but he is a different player in the box and gambled on Jeremy Doku’s cross being cut out. It was, De Bruyne was there, and City were level.

As the Etihad erupted and De Bruyne wheeled off, some of his teammates joined him in the corner by the Real Madrid fans. Then there was Ruben Dias, telling any teammate he could to get back, focus, and go for another goal. Walker wore the armband on the night, vice-captain De Bruyne got them level, but third-in-command Dias was providing the leadership.

Just before the equaliser, with City probing to get their goal, the fans began a rarely-heard chant to motivate their team. ‘We’re Man City, we fight ’til the end,’ they sang. It’s not often heard in these parts because City don’t often have to show their fighting spirit to chase a game because they’re usually in control. But it can be forgotten that they possess a squad full of fighters and that’s why they are champions of Europe and the world.

Guardiola’s revealing on-pitch team talks

The recent Netflix documentary sent us inside the City dressing room, but Pep Guardiola had to do his team talks on the pitch before and during extra-time. That wouldn’t have been too much of a problem for the manager – he regularly offers advice to players after games regardless of whether the cameras are watching, and uses breaks in play to summon players every week. So when City needed some inspiration after a toiling 90 minutes, Guardiola appeared to focus on the collective rather than offer individual instructions.

Gathering his players in a huddle at the start of extra time and then at the half-time break, Guardiola had some short words for his players after a brief conflab with his coaches. After 90 minutes, he made the bold call to replace Haaland – notable even if Haaland has been kept quiet for two legs. Julian Alvarez came on, and at the half-time break, Haaland was motivating his teammates.

There are only so many tactical changes that can be offered to a squad in that scenario, so the huddles looked to serve the purpose of re-energising the players and encouraging them for the challenge ahead. In general, as the players and fans were nervous from the start, Guardiola was the epitome of calm throughout (by his standards), with some level-headed substitutions changing the game and he clearly knew the right things to say to his players.

In the end, City went out through the lottery of penalties, and they will have to wait for another go at the Champions League.

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