MAN CITY V BRIGHTON
Kick-off: 8 pm Referee: Mike Dean
PEP GUARDIOLA admits the demands of a punishing season are starting to take a toll on his Manchester City stars.
City have faced both Liverpool and Atletico Madrid twice in the space of 11 days ahead of tonight's visit of Brighton.
And Guardiola fears the strain of a gruelling campaign has left most of his players on the brink of burnout.
The Spaniard revealed the club's medical staff administered 71 treatments to players between the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final in Madrid and the FA Cup semi-final defeat to Liverpool last weekend.
He admits this is why he was forced to field a weakened team in the 3-2 loss to Jurgen Klopp's men at Wembley.
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