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,

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 U.S., manager Pep Guardiola said.

Manchester City could be heading for another clash with the Premier League – this time over the start date for next season. City manager Pep Guardiola says the league will not accept a request from the club to postpone their first matches of the 2025-26 campaign because of their involvement in next summer’s Club World Cup.

Pep Guardiola has voiced his frustration at the Premier League allegedly rejecting Manchester City's request to delay the start of next season.

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 has hit back at FIFA over new regulations that insist clubs competing at the 2025 Club World Cup in the United States must bring their ‘strongest’ squads.A report issued by Sky