Manchester City have been found guilty of financial cheating during the period of 2009 to 2018, and the reaction has been endless.
The Premier League has found them guilty of 114 of the 115 charges brought against them, with every charge on financial doping being proven, while City continue to deny any wrongdoing in the process and plan to appeal.
The situation means that the club could see historic titles stripped, have points deducted, be hit with huge financial fines, handed transfer bans, relegated, and potentially even kicked out of football entirely.
During those years of cheating, City won three Premier League titles, one FA Cup, three League Cups, and a Community Shield. But they also built a dynasty and a foundation which led to the team becoming one of the most dominant in modern history.
City went on to win four Premier League titles in a row, and a Champions League, including a treble. That included a brilliant and memorable rivalry with Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp, as the two teams pushed each other to limits that hadn’t been seen before in the Premier League.
Alexander-Arnold Is Being Proven Right
Liverpool only claimed one Premier League title during that rivalry, but just before leaving the club, defender Trent Alexander-Arnold spoke about the clashes between the clubs.
But now, two years later, some of those comments are once again going viral following the guilty verdicts that have been returned to Man City.
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“Looking back on this era, although they’ve won more titles than us and have probably been more successful, our trophies will mean more to us and our fanbase because of the situations at both clubs, financially,” he said.
“How both clubs have built their teams and the manner in which we’ve done it, probably means more to our fans.”
City have been found guilty of cooking the books of over £900m over a nine-year period, but continue to maintain their innocence, having released a statement to confirm that they will appeal.
While the rivalry with Liverpool largely came after the period of the charges, the lasting effects were still there, and are even now, and Alexander-Arnold’s comments are being proven right even years later.
