De Zerbi wants ‘no crying’ or excuses; Guardiola shrugs off fixture pileup: football – live

⚽ Buildup to the weekend’s action across the leagues⚽ Things to look out for | Fixtures | Standings | Mail DominicAnd with that, I’m handing over to Luke McLaughlin, who’ll take you through to lunchtime. Laters.One of the biggest games of the bank holiday weekend doesn’t come until Monday night, when Hearts host Rangers knowing they could practically end the visitors’ title hopes – and massively boost theirs – with a win, turning the title race into a two-way fight with Celtic (IF the Hoops beat Hibs on Sunday). The Jambos’ manager, Derek McInnes, is trying not to think about it: “Every team in with a chance of the title will see themselves as right in it, which makes it even more exciting. We’ve got a good enough record in this fixture but we need to concentrate on ourselves and not focus too much about what the opposition are thinking.” Continue reading...