Pep Guardiola: 'Fixture overload will kill the players'

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has hit out at the Football Association by claiming that the glut of fixtures around the festive period will "kill the players".

  "We played really well," the Spaniard told BBC Sport. "After dropping two points, we spoke about our reaction because big teams drop points but not too much. "We made five changes from the last game but it's not our fault. I know here in England the show must go on, but that's not normal guys. The big bosses should reflect that. "We're going to kill the players. The federations don't think about the players but they have to. They play 11 months in a row. They have to protect them and play with quality and not quality. We have to think about the artists. But I know it won't happen. "Watford scored because they have good players. We will review the action but people can not expect us to win 7-0 every time."