Man City have brought the young squad to the pre-season tour.
Man City boss Pep Guardiola has revealed he expects his club to suffer at the start of their Premier League title defence due to the absence of many of their star names during pre-season.
The former Bayern Munich boss is currently with the squad for the pre-season. City have brought the young squad to the pre-season tour.
Pep Guardiola said: “We will arrive late but not [just] against Manchester United, against Chelsea and Ipswich too.
“We will be late. It’s about trying not to drop many points, try to compete well. We don’t have players because they have to rest.
“If the big bosses and all the institutions like FIFA, UEFA and the Premier League don’t think about the players then the managers have to think about them, otherwise they will die. It’s too much. That’s why three weeks or one month is necessary, but the competition is there and you have to adapt.”
Pointing to player fatigue, the former Barca manager added: “There’s no solution, there will not be a solution because there is no intention to find a solution.
“The clubs have to travel to show our brand around the world, to let other continents and places see our players, and we have to adapt.
“We would like to have had proper preparation but it’s impossible because national teams deserve to play and every institution like FIFA and UEFA and local competitions want to defend their product and make games.
“We have a good squad when everybody comes back. We have three, four, five interesting (young) players just in case we need them. We will do what we have done in the previous seasons when we have had success having the same calendar as this year.”
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