Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he's not happy with his side having to play two Premier League games in quick succession - but he's not complaining.
The champions travel to Wolves on Friday before a home clash with Sheffield United on Sunday.
But Guardiola says he accepts the fixture schedule:
"I wrote a letter to the Premier League to say thank you and we are going to the fridge after Wolves to get ready for Sheffield United.
"We are training on the 23rd and 24th. The night of 24th is off, the morning of 25th off. Then 26th training and 27th Nuno's Espirito Santo team.
"The first game is in five or six days, so that's OK, but the other one - I don't know what to do. We'll see how everybody feels after 48 hours.
"Normally it would be impossible to play but it's the schedule and we just have to find a way to manage, but we'll see what happens.
"Hopefully everybody feels all right for these two games but obviously we're going to have to change a few players."
The two-time Champions League-winning manager insists he's happy at the Etihad and that he's not thinking about his contract situation:
“I have been here already four seasons at the end of this year and at the end of next year it will be five because I want to be here until then.
“So it’s a long time. Look what happens, clubs sack their managers week by week. I have answered this many times. I am incredibly good here.
“To sign a contract I need to see how this works and if I deserve it. The level, we increased a lot in the last years and the expectations are higher, we have to see if we can handle it.
“It’s not just my decision, the club didn’t talk. Now it’s a little bit of a break with the family for Christmas, then we prepare for Wolves, then we can think about the future.”
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