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The 2019 F.A. Cup final was “their moment,” as the team's long-serving captain, Troy Deeney, had put it. Like most of his teammates, Deeney had never won a ...

It is not just that the integrity of the whole activity rests on a common acceptance of the rules — the assumption that everyone, be they teams or athletes, are competing under the same conditions — it is that the very meaning rests on it. That City was better is not in question. Three years later, City beat Sunderland to the League Cup. Stoke City lost the F.A. If — and it is if, at this stage — Manchester City is found guilty, though, then the punishments can begin: The panel, according to the league’s statutes, has free rein to issue whatever penalty it sees fit. They are, after all, the most successful clubs in English history, able to console themselves with myriad different glories. The final was portrayed as the apex of But the idea that when tyranny is law, revolution is duty does not hold, not in sports. It would not, in that case, be merely City that suffered. But then the willing suspension of disbelief is the F.A. Winning was unlikely, of course — “massive underdogs,” Deeney had called his team — given that Manchester City, the repeat Premier League champion, stood in the way. It is different, though, if they find out one side wasn’t playing by the same rules.

Relegation from the Premier League is a real possibility for Manchester City if alleged rule breaches are found proven, talkSPORT has been told.It was.

He revealed: “I said to them, ‘if you lie to me, the day after I’m not here. A sweeping transfer ban could also come into effect. “That is one option,” said Maguire. It read: “Manchester City FC is surprised by the issuing of these alleged breaches of the Premier League Rules, particularly given the extensive engagement and vast amount of detailed materials that the EPL has been provided with. “This I think would be I think a very interesting situation in the sense that one of the present shareholders of the Premier League is Manchester City itself so it would be unprecedented. The independent commission would have the power to suspend City from Premier League games and deduct points. City have won the league six times over the span of the investigation and have claimed glory in the last two seasons. So I think that’s one area. There is a possibility that City could be stripped of their Premier League titles as the rule breaches would bring the seasons in question into disrepute. “Then of course we’ve got the fact that Manchester City would have a right of appeal should there be severe sanctions given to them by this commission. [In a statement](https://www.premierleague.com/news/3045970), the Premier League said that City have breached rules that called for them to provide “accurate financial information that gives a true and fair view of the club’s financial position, in particular with respect to its revenue (including sponsorship revenue), its related parties and its operating costs.” The club are also alleged to have breached league rules requiring member clubs to co-operate with and assist the Premier League with its investigations, from December 2018 to date.

Staff at Manchester City expect Pep Guardiola to leave the club before any possible sanctions for breaching financial rules come into effect.

They added that they welcome "the review of this matter by an independent Commission" and "look forward to this matter being put to rest once and for all." I will be out,'" he said. Guardiola was reportedly one of the first to be told of the news before it was made public.