straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola admits that Manchester City have a big problem with their Etihad Stadium pitch.
But the Blues boss expressed no fears that the surface, which has started to cut up after heavy rain in Manchester, might derail their assault on four trophies.
Guardiola always wants a near-perfect condition on his playing surface, with his players zipping the ball around. And the way the Etihad pitch has been damaged by a demanding run of four home games in 11 days, just as the weather took a turn for the worse again, is far from ideal.
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