Manchester City right now – their battle against UEFA in the courts.Forget Saturday night’s trip to the South Coast, the midweek battle with Bournemouth – or even Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final date against Arsenal.They all pale into insignificance against the result of the club’s appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to overturn a two-year Champions League ban.Win that and Pep Guardiola can focus solely on events on the pitch between now and August.Lose it, though, and who knows what the mid to long-term repercussions will be for the deposed Premier League champions.Sure, Guardiola has never broken a contract as a manager – and is unlikely to walk away before the end of next season – whether they are playing against Europe’s.
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