Maresca: teams must adapt as City get two extra rest days before derby

Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca says teams must adapt to fixture scheduling as his side head into Sunday’s derby with two days extra rest over rivals Manchester United. Maresca warned that differing recovery windows are part of the modern calendar and that teams need to respond to how fixtures fall. The comments were reported by BBC Sport. Maresca highlighted the scheduling gap as he prepared his squad for the local rivalry, noting his team will have a two-day advantage in rest compared with Manchester United ahead of the match. Uneven spacing between games can alter preparation and selection choices for managers, Maresca implied, by changing how much recovery time players receive.