No excuses – Pep Guardiola confident Man City will be up for Liverpool challenge

Pep Guardiola is hoping to rouse his Manchester City side for Saturday’s Wembley date with Liverpool (Martin Rickett/PA)

Pep Guardiola insists he will not make excuses as he prepares his battered and bruised Manchester City side for Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool.

Treble-chasing City face their chief title rivals in a Wembley showdown just three days after a draining and ill-tempered Champions League clash against Atletico Madrid in the Spanish capital.