Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho aimed an attack on the fixture schedulers after his side progressed to the quarter-finals of the Europa League with a 2-1 aggregate win over Rostov.
United, who played on Monday in he FA Cup at Chelsea and face a trip to Middlesbrough for a Sunday lunchtime kick-off, won 1-0 on the night thanks to Juan Mata's second-half strike.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic hit the the woodwork twice while Paul Pogba also stung the hands of Rostov goalkeeper Nikita Medvedev in a goalless first-half before the world's most expensive player went off injured early in the second half.