Pep Guardiola ‘not complaining’ about Manchester City’s tough run of fixtures

A two-legged Champions League tie against Real Madrid has now been added to City's programme that already includes Premier League encounters with Arsenal, Newcastle, Liverpool and Tottenham.

Pep Guardiola says the toughest domestic fixtures always fall between European games (Mike Egerton/PA)

Pep Guardiola has labelled the game’s fixture-schedulers “so kind” as he braces his Manchester City side for a tough February.

Yet the City boss insists he is not complaining after a two-legged Champions League tie against Real Madrid was added to a programme that already includes Premier League encounters with Arsenal, Newcastle, Liverpool and Tottenham.