The Premier League has rejected Manchester City's request to postpone the first two games of the 2025-26 season to help the players recover after their FIFA Club World Cup campaign in the U.S., the club's manager Pep Guardiola said on Friday.

Pep Guardiola says the Premier League has turned down a request from Manchester City and Chelsea to postpone their opening matches of next season. Both clubs will be involved in the inaugural Fifa Club World Cup,

His team's push for a delayed start to the 2025/26 Premier League was rejected outright, prompting Guardiola to vent: "The club asked the Premier League to postpone it, to have more holiday, but it's absolutely not allowed. The Premier League said no. Thank you so much! I don't have the answer. I think we take a decision with common sense!"

The Premier League will not postpone reigning champions Manchester City ’s opening games of the 2025-26 season to give players recovery time after the Fifa Club World Cup in the US, manager Pep Guardiola has said.

Liverpool’s biggest rival on the pitch for the last five years has been Manchester City, but now it is City’s off-the-pitch actions that are making headlines.On Monday, a judge ruled in

Manchester City have been accused by rivals of trying to run the Premier League themselves after they dismissed the league’s view on the verdict from the major tribunal between the two – and advised clubs to contact them rather than the league executive.

Manchester City are optimistic that they can agree a new contract with manager Pep Guardiola after news broke on Monday that the Blues have been successful in challenging the Premier League's sponsorship rules.