Pep Guardiola insists Man City will be ‘ready’ to face Newcastle despite not having time to train after Wednesday’s Super Cup triumph – and claims football’s crowded schedule is a ‘BIG problem for every manager’

Pep Guardiola has revealed that Manchester City’s congested fixture list is already causing problems ahead of their clash with Newcastle on Saturday.

City collected their first silverware of the campaign on Wednesday as they defeated Seville in Greece to win the UEFA Super Cup.

The club will next play host to Newcastle at the Etihad on Saturday, with the game marking the club’s third in eight days since the return of the Premier League.

‘We want to continue to compete and we are now in a big, big problem,’ Guardiola told reporters ahead of their clash with Newcastle.

‘Not just for this game but in general and that is what it is.’

Man City boss revealed his side have not had chance to train since winning the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday

‘Every manager would say the same in my position. People went to sleep at 4am in Greece when they played at 10pm. 

‘Arrive, recovery with 35c or 40c IN Greece. Come back, arrive here late, and then it’s this game, tomorrow’s game, today we cannot train. 

‘I would train but we are not going to do anything because we do not have time. I would love one more day. But okay, we accept it, this is the challenge. Every manager would say the same. 

‘This is the challenge. This is why we won. Because we overcome all the time this kind of position. All the time we have less time to recover between the games, not a problem. 

‘We have to go there and try. One of the more physical teams, one of the more efficient teams in the Premier League right now, I would say are Liverpool and Newcastle. This is what defines the big teams, how we compete with the problems.’

Guardiola also insisted that a solution would be found to cope with the loss of Kevin De Bruyne through injury

Despite suffering with the loss of Kevin De Bruyne for up to four months with the Belgian undergoing surgery following a hamstring injury, Guardiola insisted that a solution will be found to cover his talisman’s absence.

‘Last season when [Gundogan] stayed, Kevin got injured or we just had to make adjustment because people know you and people have to find the solutions for something you have done. 

‘I’m pretty sure you have to do something differently. Right now, I don’t know.’