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Pep Guardiola recently addressed speculation about Manchester City potentially facing relegation after being found guilty of most of the 115 charges brought against them by the Premier League. In November 2024, before stepping down as manager at the end of the 2025-26 season, Guardiola stated that if relegated, he would return to manage City, expressing confidence in their innocence and fair treatment throughout the process. Manchester City also released a statement insisting that significant parts of the ongoing Premier League investigation remain unfinished and reiterating their commitment to due process.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-26,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Manchester City has been found guilty of almost all (114 out of 115) charges related to breaching Premier League financial regulations, according to reports by The Athletic. The charges stem from an investigation that began in February 2023 and cover a period from 2009 to 2018. City has yet to confirm the verdict but maintains its case is still ongoing.
The offenses include providing inaccurate financial information, failing to disclose player and manager payments accurately, breaching UEFA’s financial fair play rules, and non-cooperation with Premier League investigations. The club faces potential punishments ranging from significant points deductions to suspension from competitions.
City plans to appeal the decision, which could extend legal proceedings for several months. Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp has previously welcomed any ruling that would see his team awarded a title if City’s three titles (2012-13, 2014-15, and 2017-18) are stripped due to the breaches. However, no sanctions have been finalized yet. The saga began in November 2018 when German outlet Der Spiegel published emails suggesting City had covered up true sources of income to comply with financial regulations. UEFA and the Premier League launched investigations shortly after these revelations.
Written for “Man City Premier League Charges Verdict” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 85 other(s) covering the same event.
Guardiola's stance has resurfaced in the wake of The Athletic reporting on September 25 that Man City have been found guilty of all but one of the 115 charges brought against them by the Premier League.
asserted
City → resurface → League
Guardiola was appointed Man City manager in 2016, a position he held for just under a decade until stepping down at the end of the 2025-26 season, bidding farewell by delivering a Carabao Cup and FA Cup double.
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he → appoint → double
Though, speaking in November 2024 after penning a contract extension, the Spaniard was quizzed about the potential punishments such as relegation to the Premier League if City were to be found guilty of the aforementioned alleged FFP rule breaches.
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City → speak → breaches
To which he explained: “I said six months ago when all the clubs accused us of doing something wrong, what happens if I get relegated: I will be here.
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I → explain → something
We will come back to the Premier League [if that happens].
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that → come → League
I knew it then, and I feel it now.”
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I → know → it
Having departed Man City in May, Guardiola can no longer live up to his promise, though he did reiterate his belief in Man City’s innocence as he prepared to bring an end to his tenure at the Etihad Stadium.
uncertain
he → depart → Stadium
He said: "I trust them.
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I → say → them
I spoke with them and trust how they behave and how they did.
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they → speak → them
What happened, happened."
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happened → happen → ?
Guardiola was then asked if he would come back to Manchester for a news conference once the outcome of the charges have been revealed, and he replied: "If you find me, yeah, but that will be difficult."
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that → ask → me
I trust them.
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I → trust → them
I spoke with them and trust how they behave and how they did
Pep Guardiola
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they → speak → Guardiola
Man City, meanwhile, insist that the process regarding their Premier League charges for alleged financial rule breaches remains “ongoing”, with “significant elements” still to be completed.
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process → insist → elements
In a statement sent to Standard Sport on Friday after the reports emerged alleging that the club had been found guilty on the majority of charges, a City spokesperson said: “The Premier League process remains ongoing, with significant elements to be completed, and subject to strict confidentiality.
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process → send → confidentiality
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"As such Manchester City FC’s position remains consistent with the club’s statement of February 2023.
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position → read → February
“The club has diligently respected due process for eight years on the basis the Premier League board and executive would behave as an independent, impartial and fair minded regulator, free from partisan influence.”
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board → respect → influence
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