Manchester City beat Newcastle in the FA Cup to book a sixth-successive semi-final spot, going into the international break for the next fortnight.
Pep Guardiola accepts he cannot control whether his Manchester City players play over the international break - but warned that they should remember they are only playing friendlies in the coming fortnight.
So Guardiola wants his players back in the best possible condition - and while he admits he cannot do anything about them representing their countries, he can remind them that there are more important games on the horizon.ALSO READ: Kyle Walker backs up Pep Guardiola as Man City normalise brilliance "They know that they fought a lot and train a lot, a lot of adrenaline and concentration to arrive in this position. They know they are friendly games and they have to handle it wisely. Hopefully they can do it."
"Always we expect the best for the team, but after we won the treble, five titles, we are coming back for last international break. One month, two months left to be in contention for all the titles means a lot. Defines what is the team.
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