Guardiola anxious not to upset fans over Etihad comments
Pep Guardiola has said he did not intend to upset Manchester City fans with comments about the size of the crowd at the Etihad Stadium for Sunday's FA Cup clash with Fulham.
A crowd of 39,223, well short of the 55,000 capacity, watched the routine 4-0 win over the 10-man Cottagers.
After that game, Guardiola said: "Motivation was right and hopefully in the next game against United, our fans can come and make the stadium full.
"It was not full. I don't know why. (Wednesday) gives a chance to go back to Wembley. Hopefully they will support us more."
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