Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has consistently been very vocal about the fixture pile-up/congestion, and how it has worn down his team this season.
He is right, the the total number of games, and the quickness with which the next one comes has never felt higher.
Brighton & Hove Albion at Manchester City FYIs
Kick-off time: 8 PM GMT, Thursday Apr. 25, AMEX Stadium
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Form Guide Premier League: Brighton DLDLW Manchester City WWWDD
Premier League Position: Brighton 44 pts, 10th Manchester City 73 pts, 3rd
Result Probability: Brighton win 15% Draw 19% Manchester City win 66%
And of course, the longer you stay alive in more competitions, the more wear and tear on your squad of players. The more success you have, the more this problem compounds.
Kudos to City though, they still have two trophies to play for, and as of right now, they only have two injury concerns heading into Brighton.
Manchester City Starting XI Prediction at Brighton
Ederson; Josko Gvardiol, Ruben Dias, Manuel Akanji, Kyle Walker; Rodri, Mateo Kovacic; Phil Foden, Kevin De Bruyne, Jeremy Doku; Julian Alvarez
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