Pep Guardiola's Man City fixture fury set to reach boiling point as worst-case scenario outlined

Pep Guardiola has a relatively relaxing four days between the tiring trip to Madrid this week and a preferential Premier League clash with Luton at the Etihad on Saturday. After that, Manchester City have another four days to prepare for the second leg in the Champions League quarter-final, but a baffling turnaround before the FA Cup semi-final with Chelsea follows that to sum up the fixture farce that characterises the run-in.

Luton will be the last time City play at 3pm on a Saturday this season, with each remaining Premier League fixture selected for TV coverage. As a result, City's games are scheduled erratically to bend to the whims of the broadcasters, with two key away trips still to get a confirmed date.

With the last fixtures of the season confirmed on Wednesday, setting up a final-week trip to Tottenham which could be title-defining. That means two trips to London in four days after a Saturday lunchtime visit to Fulham, with up to six trips to the capital still to come in the final six weeks of the season, should City get to the two finals they are aiming for and meet Arsenal in the Champions League.

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If Guardiola wants to look for a consolation, Liverpool and Arsenal are also affected by the strange scheduling. They are both waiting for confirmation of key games that will depend on whether the Gunners and/or City progress to the Champions League semi-finals. Each of the three title contenders has a Saturday 12.30pm kick-off after (potentially) big midweek games, and the three sides will also be affected by European