Arsenal hero Ian Wright has agreed with Pep Guardiola that the volume of games Manchester City have to contend with during the run-in could be a reason for their defensive lapses, such as seen against Crystal Palace.
Should the Blues make it through to both the FA Cup and Champions League finals, they will play an average of a game every three days.
The ratio is already close to that currently, but all Premier League teams have played three matches within eight days post-international break.
Like title rivals Arsenal and Liverpool, City have European football to contend with this week. The Treble winners face Real Madrid in Spain on Tuesday in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final bout ahead of Luton Town at home on Saturday. ALSO READ: 'Didn't show up' - the blunt Real verdict that laid bare City's European aims ALSO READ: Real Madrid given 'dark arts' warning as Carlo Ancelotti gives two things he doesn't want to see Arsenal, meanwhile, face Bayern Munich while Liverpool are on the Thursday-Sunday rota thanks to their Europa League last-eight meeting with Atalanta.
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