Several days ago it came to light that Manchester City would have violated up to 100 Premier League laws, so the court is investigating the case and there are many English clubs that are asking for strong sanctions against the team led by Pep Guardiola, so the Spanish coach came out in defense of City.
Guardiola affirms that the club “is innocent until proven otherwise” and assured that he is not afraid of sanctions, which range from the reduction of points, to administrative relegation and removal of the titles he won between 2009 and 2018.
In addition, the British newspaper The Sun reported that several managers of the Premier League teams are pressing for Manchester City to be relegated this season and are asking the Citizen club for financial compensation for having lost places in European competition during the years of fraudulent actions. .
That is why Guardiola became rhetorical in his statements and stated that the 19 Premier League teams are against City.
“You have to understand that the 19 Premier League teams are accusing us without any opportunity to defend ourselves. We are innocent until proven otherwise and we still didn’t have this opportunity,” said Pep.
In addition, the DT added. “If we are not innocent, we will accept what the judge or the Premier League decides, but what happens if it is the same as UEFA and we are innocent? What happens to restore our damage?
It must be remembered that in 2020 UEFA would have sanctioned the English team by not participating in European competitions for two years for finding irregularities in the financial Fair Play, however the CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport) agreed with Manchester City and annulled the sanction that the European organization had imposed on him.
For now, the team from eastern Manchester is second in the Premier League standings, 5 points behind leader Arsenal and we would have to wait for the ruling of the English league to find out the punishment that will be used or if they again declare the team that was innocent. Pep Guardiola has been in charge since 2016.
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