Five things Man City fans can do to cope with 11-day season showdown

When Manchester City return from the international break, there will be no time to gradually get back up to speed and build rhythm — the fixture Gods have chucked Pep Guardiola's team right in at the deep end.

Between April 5th and 16th City will face Atletico Madrid twice in the Champions League quarter-finals and Liverpool twice, once in a potential league title-deciding game at the Etihad Stadium and once in the FA Cup semi-final.

City will likely do well in at least some of those matches, but regardless, the 11-day period is going to be hell for supporters. Us Blues are a pessimistic lot, so the prospect of huge games against a team as good as Liverpool and a notoriously tough European heavyweight in such a short space of time is rather daunting.

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It could be a rather stressful time, so here's a guide on how to get through the week-and-a-half in one piece:

Muted words

The best course of action would be to delete Twitter for a couple of weeks in case of worst case scenario, but we realise it's not easy to just give it up like that. Instead, 'muting' a few words and phrases, so that they don't appear on your timeline during an already stressful period, could help.

The following should be muted: Liverpool, Klopp, quadruple, Fraudiola, Anfield, treble.

Talking on the pitch, not Twitter

Staying on the subject of social media: can we stop arguing with other City fans and critics of the club for just a few weeks?

Debate about various issues relating to City, such as finances and human rights issues in the United Arab Emirates, are healthy and important, and should of course take place. Point-scoring, tribal jibes and