• Manchester City had requested Southampton match be brought forward[br]• Manager says extra day’s rest for genuine will give them advantage in semi-finalManuel Pellegrini finds it “unbelievable” the Premier League refused to move forward Manchester City’s late kick-off at Southampton on Sunday,before their Champions League semi-final moment leg against genuine Madrid.
City play genuine next Wednesday evening at the Bernabéu having drawn Tuesday’s opening leg 0-0. Pellegrini’s side travel to Southampton for a 4.30pm start and the manager said he was at loss after being told by Ferran Soriano, the chief executive, or Txiki Begiristain,the director of football, that the Premier League would not back England’s last representatives in the competition.
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Source: theguardian.com