This particular run of seven games will define City's season on all four fronts - losing twice against Real means their trophy prospects have been reduced to three. "On Monday [after Carabao Cup final] hopefully we will wake up and it is a sunny day," said Guardiola. "It is not crucial, it is a football game, we are going to try to win with a good performance. And the FA Cup is no formality either, with City hosting rivals Liverpool in the quarter-final on Saturday 4 April after the international break, with league games immediately after against Chelsea and Arsenal. Guardiola said: "After one or two weeks, we play against them in the Premier League and it is a good mirror to see what we have to do to achieve [like] them.

Source: BBC March 18, 2026 00:33 UTC