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Enzo Maresca, Manchester City's current manager, asserts that the club will successfully appeal against its recent guilty verdict of over 100 breaches of Premier League financial rules, which could result in severe penalties including possible relegation or expulsion. Maresca, who previously worked with Pep Guardiola at the club, dismisses suggestions that past achievements and trophies are tainted by these accusations, maintaining complete trust in City’s leadership and organization.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-09,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Enzo Maresca, manager of Manchester City, has maintained that his players are focused on football despite the club facing serious legal issues. The team returns to action for the first time since receiving a guilty verdict in their financial rule breaches case when they travel to Liverpool on Sunday. They then host Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League mid-week.
City tops the Premier League with five consecutive wins and has appealed against the decision, which could result in severe penalties including expulsion from the league. Maresca insists his players are not worried about external issues and remain excited for upcoming matches. The mood within the squad is described as "fantastic" despite the looming threat of a hostile reception at Anfield.
Liverpool fans are expected to deliver an angry response during the Premier League clash, reflecting their club's historical grievances over financial irregularities that affected competition. Jose Mourinho jokingly commented on Manchester City's legal battle, suggesting it might outlast his own career given its complex nature and potential long-term implications for the sport. The scandal remains the biggest in Premier League history, with repercussions likely to resonate beyond just these immediate matches.
Written for “Man City Charges And Upcoming Matches” on 2026-10-09,
grounded in this article and the 11 other(s) covering the same event.
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Manchester City boss Enzo Maresca says he has absolute faith the club will win its appeal after being found guilty of more than 100 breaches of Premier League financial rules.
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club → say → rules
In his first news conference since the bombshell announcement last week, the Italian on Friday also rejected any suggestion that City’s haul of silverware over the past 15 years was now tainted.
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haul → reject → years
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“I completely trust the club,” said Maresca, who was appointed manager in June but also previously worked at City as part of Pep Guardiola’s coaching staff.
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who → pay → staff
“I trust the club because I trust the people, and this is also the reason why I joined the club.
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I → trust → club
There is not another club in the world where I would like to be.”
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I → be → world
An independent commission found that City had arranged “sham” contracts with a number of their commercial partners to artificially inflate revenues and reduce costs by more than 900 million pounds ($1.2bn) over nine seasons from 2009 to 2018.
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City → find → 2018
The 10-time English champions, who continue to deny any wrongdoing, are appealing against the judgement.
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who → continue → judgement
They likely face a severe points penalty that could lead to relegation or even expulsion from the Premier League if they fail to overturn the verdict.
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they → face → verdict
“The reason why I joined this club is because I completely trust 100 percent the owner, the CEO, the sporting director, all the organisation.
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I → join → organisation
So I don’t have any doubt about that,” Maresca said.
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Maresca → have → that
“I spoke with the club for sure, and we all [have] trust, and the right moment to speak about that is when we win this appeal.
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we → speak → appeal
Since an Abu Dhabi-backed takeover in 2008, City have become the dominant force in English football.
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City → back → football
They have won eight Premier League titles, the Champions League and multiple other trophies over the past 15 years.
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They → win → years
Maresca, whose side have won all five of their Premier League games this season, rejected the suggestion that those previous successes were now tainted.
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successes → win → suggestion
“Absolutely not,” the former Chelsea boss said.
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boss → say → ?
“I know the effort from the players, from the club, from the manager in that time that was Pep.
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that → know → time
“So I know exactly the effort that the club put to achieve that kind of target.”
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club → know → target
Maresca to welcome Guardiola’s first return to Man City
Guardiola stepped down at the end of last season after a trophy-laden decade at the Etihad Stadium.
City travel to Liverpool on Sunday for their first outing since the guilty finding, and Guardiola is set to attend their next home game against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday.
“After 10 years here, he can come at any time he wants,” Maresca said.
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Maresca → welcome → time
“I think it would be nice for him.
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it → think → him
Maresca had spoken to City’s in-house media on Thursday and said the current players “don’t care too much about the noise” currently surrounding the club.
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players → speak → club
The new head coach and his players, however, are set for a hostile reception when they travel to Anfield, the home of their fierce rivals, but Maresca said his players would stay focused on the match.
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players → set → match
But the reason why I decided to be manager is for this kind of game,” he said.
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he → decide → game
“I’m not worried at all.
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I → ’m → ?
It’s nice.
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It → ’ → ?
“In this moment, we are top of the league, so the players have all the reasons to be happy and excited.”
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players → have → reasons
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