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Mikel Arteta, current manager of Arsenal and former assistant at Manchester City from 2016 to 2019, stated during a press conference that his conscience is clear regarding the club’s rule breaches during his tenure there. The breaches involve secret funding of over £830m, which City has appealed against. Arteta maintained throughout the interview that he would not comment further on the case until it was resolved, but firmly answered "Yes" when directly asked if his conscience was clear.
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
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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Mikel Arteta says his conscience is clear over Manchester City's Premier League rule breaches during a period when he was assistant manager at the club.
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The Arsenal boss worked under Pep Guardiola between 2016 and 2019, which overlapped with the nine seasons during which City have been found to have broken rules and disguised secret funding of more than £830m.
In his first news conference since the ruling - which the club has appealed - Arteta attempted to bat away questions, saying he wanted to "respect" the ongoing process.
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However, towards the end of more than half an hour of questioning, he was asked: "You were at City for three and a half years, is your conscience clear?
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You had a senior position there, is your conscience clear?"
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Arteta answered: "Yes".
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It was the only occasion where the Spaniard did not in some way revert to his messaging about not giving opinions on the case until such a time as there is a resolution.
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Arteta was at no point combative, but it was clear he arrived at Arsenal's training ground with a response he was determined to stick to.
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Asked if he had spoken to Guardiola, he added: "I prefer not to answer those questions."
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Arteta was asked for his reaction to the damning report from the independent commission, which found City had arranged "sham contracts" with a number of commercial partners to disguise earnings.
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He said: "I fully understand the question, but obviously I think it's very important that we respect the process, the timelines, and it's still an ongoing process that is not resolved because it's been appealed.
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My position, and I think the club's position, is not to make any further comments until this is fully resolved.
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When asked if he thought, that to preserve the integrity of the Premier League, the appeal and sanction needed to be resolved this season, he replied: "The people are responsible to manage this process and to come to the right conclusions and I'm sure it will be done and it will be resolved in the right way.
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We have to trust that."
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Arteta also added he "100%" believed the Premier League remains the best in the world.
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Arsenal, who sit three points behind league leaders City, face fifth-placed Leeds on Saturday at Emirates Stadium.
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