Man City charges: How Premier League reacted – United, Arsenal, Liverpool

After Manchester City were found guilty of Premier League breaches, rival managers give their reaction as games resume. Save Share The Premier League returns to action this weekend following the international football break, and since a ball was last kicked domestically in the English top flight, a seismic shock was sent around the world by the guilty verdict faced by Manchester City. An independent commissionfound the team guiltyof more than 100 breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules between 2009 and 2018. City have continued to protest their innocence and havelodged an appeal, but if the decision is upheld, then points deductions, fines, transfer embargoes and relegation are all possible punishments for the club. City manager Enzo Maresca has said he believesthe appeal will be won, and none of the trophies claimed since the period the charges began are tainted. Al Jazeera Sport has collated the reaction of some of the managers, who were all speaking publicly for the first time since the verdict, starting with the club City face next when they travel to Liverpool on Sunday. “I think uncertainty is not good for anyone, and anyone involved, but the process ‌is ‌ongoing, and we have to be patient like everyone else and see what happens at the end,” Iraola said. “I’ve got my own questions about it; it’s affected me personally in different ways over a period of time,” said the former United midfielder, who finished second to City as both a player and assistant manager since the 2008 Abu Dhabi takeover. “What I will say, the sooner it gets sorted for everyone’s benefit is essential. “There’s so many angles to look at, from so many different perspectives, but really speed is essential for everyone to be clear, to be able to deal with it, to be able to move on whatever happens. “It’s unprecedented, a unique situation to be in, at this level with such a huge impact in so many ways.” “It is very important that we respect the process and the timelines; it is still an ongoing process because it has been appealed,” said the Spaniard, who was assistant manager to Pep Guardiola at City from 2015-2019. “My position, and I think the club’s position, is to not make any comment until the appeal is fully resolved. “In our hands is the way we have prepared since the international break to set the club up to win.”