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Pep Guardiola revealed on Friday that his squad had not trained at all since their midweek victory over Crystal Palace.

He said the rushed turnaround following Wednesday’s game had been far from ideal ahead of their Wembley showdown.

“I would prefer to have seven days like Chelsea had but when you reach the final of the Carabao Cup and you win one of these domestic trophies, then you have less days,” said Guardiola.

“The schedule is what it is. Of course, it’s not ideal but we did it in the past and we’ll have to do it tomorrow.

“The big clubs, when you are in more difficult circumstances than the opponent, you do extra to try to do it.

“It’s not the perfect scenario to prepare for the final because we didn’t train absolutely anything since Crystal Palace. But I rely a lot on what we have to do and we’re going to try.”