Guardiola tells his City players they need to chill out Scottie completes four-shot victory at RBC Heritage

Pep Guardiola feels his Manchester City players will need to cool off “in the fridge” after their exertions of the past few days.

City responded to last Wednesday’s draining penalty shootout loss to Real Madrid with a hardfought 1-0 victory over Chelsea in their FA Cup semi-final on Saturday.

The win, secured by a late goal from Bernardo Silva, maintained their hope of defending the domestic double but Guardiola hit out at the scheduling of the fixture. The City boss now intends to give them a break before they return to Premier League action at Brighton on Thursday.

“In the fridge for two days,” said Guardiola when asked what his plans were for his squad.

Scottie Scheffler made it four wins in five starts with a raindelayed victory at the RBC Heritage.

The Masters champion returned to Hilton Head on Monday morning holding a five-stroke lead with three holes to play after a storm halted proceedings on Sunday.

Scheffler dropped a shot at the last but still finished on 20 under to complete a four-shot victory over fellow American Sahith Theegala.

The 27-year-old is the first player to win a PGA Tour event the week after claiming the Green Jacket since Bernhard Langer in 1985.

Rory Mcilroy carded a final-round 74 to slip down to a tie for 33rd.

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