Pep Guardiola

Asked if the players, who missed out against Brentford, would be fit to face United, City boss Guardiola said: “I don’t know right now. Hopefully, Ruben, Jack and Kevin couldn’t play. It is what it is. I think they will be ready, but it’s hard to get ready in training. That’s why I had to see the players who played today.”

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Pinnock’s 85th-minute strike made Brentford the only team to do the double over City this season, and only the fifth since Guardiola took over in 2016.

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“I’m pretty sure we would have behaved a little bit different if we needed the points,” Guardiola said.

“I don’t have any complaints of how we behaved, I said to the players just now ‘you won the title, enjoy two days with your families and then we will prepare for the first final’. The guys, who didn’t play who normally play, were exhausted yesterday, mentally completely drained. They needed to rest to arrive with the right energy to face United,” added Guardiola. 

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