Pep Guardiola says the lack of a plane to fly his stars back from Newcastle on Wednesday night will cost them valuable recovery time as the Manchester City boss grows increasingly concerned about a lack of rest.
City typically take trains from away matches but none are available at the time of night and they haven’t sourced a plane for after the Carabao Cup third-round fixture at St James’ Park.
Guardiola’s squad will instead board an Ellisons coach for the 142-mile journey home, the first of six away matches over the next seven games.