What Pep Guardiola has said about Man City FFP charges as Liverpool await verdict

Pep Guardiola has already insisted that Manchester City are confident of proving their innocence over the Premier League’s charges.

In February, Man City were accused of 115 counts of breaking Premier League rules, relating to their finances between 2009 and 2018. The charges were split into various categories, including failing to provide ‘accurate financial information’, give ‘full details of manager remuneration’; comply with UEFA’s financial fair play and the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules; plus an accusation of noncompliance in terms of assisting with the investigation.

Given that Everton recently received a 10-point deduction for a single financial breach, Liverpool will be among the clubs paying close attention to how Man City’s case eventually unfolds. However, in the immediate aftermath, Guardiola was quick to stick up for his club, pointing to Man City’s initial Champions League ban, which was eventually overturned, back in 2020.

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“My first thought is we're already being condemned,” Guardiola said in February, speaking shortly after the Premier League’s charges were published. “It's the same with UEFA, we were already condemned. The club proved we were completely innocent. You know on what side I am."

"We are lucky we live in a marvellous country that have a society where everyone is innocent until proven guilty," he continued. "We didn't have this opportunity. We are already sentenced.

"What's going to happen, I don't know. In the other side, personally, I'm happy that we are here because like UEFA happened we have