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Mikel Arteta, Arsenal's current manager, addressed questions about Manchester City’s guilty verdict for breaching financial regulations from 2009 to 2017, which involved inflating revenues by over £900 million. During a press conference, Arteta, who worked as Guardiola's assistant at City and later played for Arsenal during the period in question, stated that his conscience was clear regarding his time at City. He avoided commenting on how the verdict affects the Premier League’s reputation and emphasized respecting the ongoing process before making further statements.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-09,
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same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Mikel Arteta, the current manager of Arsenal, stated his conscience is clear regarding Manchester City's guilty verdict for breaching financial regulations from 2009/10 to 2017/18. The independent commission found that City artificially inflated their revenues by over £900 million through a "disguised funding scheme." Arteta, who worked as Guardiola's assistant at Manchester City between 2016 and 2019 and played for Arsenal from 2011 to 2016, said yes when asked if his conscience was clear during this period. Despite the controversy, he emphasized the need to respect the ongoing process and not give opinions until a resolution is reached.
Written for “Man City Charges Discussion” on 2026-10-10,
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An independent commission found that City operated a “disguised funding scheme” over nine seasons from 2009/10 to 2017/18, artificially inflating their revenues by more than £900million.
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City → find → 900million
There is no suggestion of any wrongdoing from Arteta, who took charge of Arsenal in 2019.
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who → be → 2019
On Friday, Arteta largely refused to be drawn on the verdict against City and what it meant for the Premier League, emphasising the need to "respect the process".
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it → refuse → process
However, asked if his conscience was clear from his spell as Guardiola's assistant, Arteta responded firmly: “Yes."
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Arteta → ask → assistant
The Gunners’ boss is in a unique position in that he worked at City during those years and has since competed against them as a rival.
He also played for Arsenal for five years during the period in which City were found guilty of breaching financial regulations.
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City → work → regulations
From the summer Arteta joined the north Londoners as a player to when he left, Gael Clichy, Samir Nasri and Bacary Sagna moved from the capital to the Etihad Stadium9.
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Clichy → join → Stadium9
Pressed on how the news of the commission's verdict made him feel, considering that context, the Spaniard said: “The thing is that this has been going for various years.
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this → press → years
That process is still not finished.
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process → finish → ?
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"It is is very difficult to express how I feel, because it is not resolved.
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it → read → More
When it is resolved I can talk with clarity and tell you exactly how I feel."
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I → resolve → you
When asked whether he was looking forward to giving that opinion, Arteta continued with the straight bat.
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Arteta → ask → bat
“I think that process has to be resolved in a way and we need to trust that the people in charge will do it in the timeframe that they believe is the best for everybody," he said.
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he → think → everybody
He also did not want to engage with the suggestion that the case had impacted how the Premier League was viewed around the world.
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League → want → world
"I want to think that it doesn't, but I don't know," Arteta said.
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Arteta → want → ?
"Uncertainty is not in our control and our control is to bring everything that we can individually through the club to maintain the position that we have to be the best league in the world.
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we → bring → world
There has been little in the way of clarity on when a final resolution for this saga will come.
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resolution → come → saga
City have lodged their appeal and there has not yet been official word on what sanctions they will face if that is unsuccessful.
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that → lodge → sanctions
A significant points deduction, and even potentially a transfer ban, would leave Arsenal in a strong position to consolidate their position as Premier League champions.
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deduction → leave → champions
However, Arteta insisted that Arsenal did not need that as an added incentive to be more aggressive in pushing for dominance.
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Arsenal → insist → dominance
“I think we control our accelerator, and believe me, for seven years, it's been full gas in everything that we can do," Arteta said.
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Arteta → think → that
"Take every corner at max speed, but understanding what our strength and the things that we can do.”
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we → take → that
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