Man City could face Premier League fixture headache as FA Cup complication emerges

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Manchester City could be in for a hectic final few weeks of the season as they chase glory in the FA Cup and the Premier League

Manchester City might be out of Europe but the Blues could still face a fixture backlog in the coming weeks.

The Blues were knocked out of the Champions League last month by Real Madrid but still have plenty to play for domestically.

Pep Guardiola's side won the Carabao Cup at Wembley and face an FA Cup quarter-final tie with Liverpool at the Etihad on Saturday.

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If City beat Arne Slot's side then they will be back at Wembley again for a semi-final later this month and potentially a final in May. Such a scenario would see two Premier League games need to be moved and the Blues already need to find a new date for the trip to Crystal Palace, which was originally meant to be played on Carabao Cup final weekend.

That date is complicated by Palace still being in European action with the Eagles in the quarter-finals of the Conference League next week where they face Serie A side Fiorentina. Should Palace progress into the last four then that would further trim the options for slotting in the City fixture.

The Premier League this week confirmed that any games needing to be rearranged on FA Cup semi-final day would be played the week commencing April 20. Should City beat Liverpool, then they will face a last four clash on either Saturday, April 24 or Sunday, April 25. The trip to Burnley in the league would take place between Tuesday, April 21 and Thursday, April 23.

That means City's game with Palace would need to move into May, with the two options being the week beginning May 11 and the week beginning May 18.

The FA Cup final takes place on Saturday, May 16 and should City reach the showpiece then the game away at Bournemouth in the Premier League scheduled for that weekend would also need to be moved.

That scenario would leave City facing a hectic schedule of nine games in just five weeks, starting with a huge Etihad showdown with Arsenal on Sunday, April 19 and running until the final day of the season on Sunday May 24.