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'Strip Man City's titles' - Man Utd and Arsenal fans celebrate Premier League investigation
Robin Bairner
- Updated: 6 Feb 2023 20:03 GMT
- 7 min read
Manchester City have been charged by the Premier League with more than 100 breaches of financial rules over a nine-year period.
It is a revelation that has left the Premier League world stunned, with the claims dating back to Roberto Mancini’s time as manager.
They face claims that they have overstated sponsorship income, doubled Mancini’s salary via a secret contract and have broken rules about approaching young players.
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City face a possible points deduction, which would throw their title challenge into jeopardy and may even put their place in the Champions League next season under threat given the intensity of the battle to finish in the top four.
The Sun reports that City could even face expulsion from the Premier League in the most extreme case.
Unsurprisingly, there is little sympathy from their Premier League rivals, with Arsenal celebrating the fact that their Premier League title push this season has been given a major boost and Manchester United fans clamouring to get the three titles in which they finished runners-up to City credited to them instead.
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Brilliant way to start the week 🕺 pic.twitter.com/woWfoyAAHv
— ⏳ (@fxckkroenkes) February 6, 2023
Points deduction for City? Yes please. pic.twitter.com/iR2TQTzsU1
— TheArsenal1913 (@TheArsenal1913) February 6, 2023
City might be getting points deducted pic.twitter.com/ee0kofPpa7
— Arsenal Presser (@APresserV2) February 6, 2023
Man United and Arsenal title race, Liverpool back to being mid table and City being sent to league 1, Prime Barclays is back. Tears in my eyes man😭❤️
— Trey (@UTDTrey) February 6, 2023
2020/21 - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
2017/18 - Jose Mourinho
2011/12 - Sir Alex Ferguson
3 times #MUFC finished second to the cheating & illegal Manchester City. Do the right thing @premierleague. pic.twitter.com/lL7TzzzyTA— UtdFiction (@UtdFiction) February 6, 2023
Strip the titles if proven they breached that specific year. @premierleague 🔴
— UtdPlug (@UtdPlug) February 6, 2023
Sir Alex handing out the medals after Aguero vs QPR gets wiped from history pic.twitter.com/JW569gv3HS
— fish🇮🇪🔰 (@spriteshouter) February 6, 2023
No one can be surprised by Manchester City's charge sheet; they have a relatively small fan base that struggles to fill the Etihad.
Yet they top the revenue charts.
A blind man could see something was being done to manipulate and inflate figures behind the scenes. pic.twitter.com/sTcg6mQDca— Chelsea Dodgers 🧢 (@TheBlueDodger) February 6, 2023
Manchester City getting a points deduction for their countless years of cheating in the one year we’re tenth? pic.twitter.com/KknmvhnYG5 https://t.co/e8tlawyDIk
— Danny Corcoran (@calcio_danny) February 6, 2023
Finally, they are busted. https://t.co/sToOR6fFr5
— Vince™ (@Blue_Footy) February 6, 2023
And Arsenal fans are already hoping that Chelsea could face similar sanctions going forward after a world-record spend this season.
PL better keep this same energy for chelsea too
— k (@kaz_zian) February 6, 2023
Chelsea will be relegated if this happen
— Saf The 'Boss' (@SaadSafwan) February 6, 2023
Manchester City's case has been referred to a Commission to be heard in full.
