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Manchester Evening News
|February 26, 2026
Pep in rare support of Premier League as talks with UEFA over schedule go on
City still don't have a kick-off time for their clash with West Ham
PEP Guardiola went out of his way to praise the Premier League recently, crediting them for giving Newcastle more time to prepare for their game with City on the back of their trip to Azerbaijan in the Champions League.
It was a rare backing from the City manager given his grumblings on the schedule and the referees, and he was also clear in his hope that the league can be more accommodating in future.
This story is from the February 26, 2026 edition of Manchester Evening News.
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