Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has welcomed their winter break.
City have just two Premier League fixtures – and three games in total – for January.
The Sky Blues also have a Third Round FA Cup tie with Huddersfield Town, but Guardiola is happy with the sparse schedule.
“It is nice,” said City manager Guardiola. “We have 27million games in one month, (now) we have three games in the next month.
“It’s like life – some have a lot and some don’t have anything. It is what it is, but I would say it is welcome. I like it.
“I’ve said many times we have too many games. The problem is we have just three weeks’ holiday in the summer and it is impossible to regenerate. Just look at the number of injuries at all the teams.
“The only ones who can change it are the players, if they really decide, to make it a better sport.”