Man City fans booed the English Premier League organizers
These people then clapped their hands to support coach Pep Guardiola. After Man City received the allegation, the Spanish military leader stood up for and committed his future to the Etihad Stadium. He also affirmed that the organizers could not deprive Man City of titles and called for support and solidarity from fans.
Man City fans also unfurled banners in support of Lord Pannick - a lawyer hired by the club to fight accusations from the Premier League. "Pannick on the streets of London" is the message of the banner, referring to Pannick representing the club.
On February 6, the Premier League organizers accused Man City of financial violations 113 times in the rules of the tournament, period 2009-2018. The tournament champion was also accused of not cooperating with the investigation from the 2018-2019 season. They may have points deducted or stripped of titles during the violation, if found guilty,
Man City have responded that they are surprised by the allegations, and want the panel to scrutinize the evidence to support the team's position. Man City also emphasized that they "want this issue to be thoroughly resolved".
In 2020, Man City fans once booed when listening to the Champions League song, after UEFA banned the club from participating in European cups for the next two seasons and had to pay a fine of 32.5 million USD for "serious violations of Public Law". financially". It was Pannick who helped Man City to appeal, and in July 2020, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) canceled the European Cup ban imposed by UEFA. Etihad Stadium owners only have to pay a fine of more than 10 million USD.
At the Etihad Stadium yesterday, Man City beat Aston Villa 3-1 thanks to goals from Rodri, Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez, thereby shortening the gap with the top of the table Arsenal to three points. If they win in the round 12 match at the Emirates Stadium on February 15, Man City will occupy the top of the table, with one match more than the opponent.
Victory over Aston Villa also helped Guardiola reach 184 victories in his first 250 matches as a manager in the Premier League, the best achievement in the tournament. Following are Jurgen Klopp (160), Jose Mourinho (158), Sir Alex Ferguson (152) and Arsene Wenger (146). In 250 matches under Guardiola, Man City scored 621 goals with a goal difference of 417 and won 584 points. The Premier League champions have also kept 115 clean sheets since the Spain coach was appointed in 2016.
