Pep Guardiola: Kyle Walker injury shows schedule is ‘killing the players’

• Manchester City manager bemoans two-day turnaround for Watford game
• ‘The Premier League must think about the players – they are artists’

Pep Guardiola believes the busy festive schedule is going to “kill” players, with Manchester City’s manager pointing to the two-day gap between the New Year’s Eve draw at Crystal Palace and the 3-1 win against Watford at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday.

Raheem Sterling’s opener after 29 seconds was followed by a Christian Kabasele own goal and a Sergio Agüero strike before Andre Gray’s late consolation for Watford.

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