Man City will get REVENGE on Arsenal as Pep Guardiola mentions WHAT he’ll do to Mikel Arteta’s Gunners amid Points Deduction Claims.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes that his team’s case of Financial Fair Play (FFP) breaches are ‘completely different’ to Everton’s after the Toffees were deducted ten points last week.
An independent commission determined that Sean Dyche’s side had breached the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSRs), with the Premier League issuing a statement that declared “Everton’s PSR Calculation for the relevant period resulted in a loss of £124.5million”, far exceeding the £105million allowed by the PSRs over that same period.
However, Guardiola’s side are already under an investigation of their own though for 115 alleged breaches of FFP from a period starting in 2009 until 2018, with the independent commission in charge of that case yet to come to a conclusion. The case itself is unlikely to be sorted for years to come given the immense scrutiny it will have to undergo but supporters are already claiming that City are being given preferential treatment to Everton.
In the past, Guardiola came to the defence of his club, claiming that he was adamant his side were innocent of the allegations back in February. He said: “The club proved they were completely innocent. What’s happened since Monday is the same as what happened with UEFA.
“We have already been condemned. You have to understand that 19 teams in the Premier League are accusing us without us having the ability to defend.
“We are lucky we live in a marvellous country where everyone is innocent until proven guilty. We didn’t have this opportunity, we are already sentenced. I am fully convinced we will be [proven] innocent.”
It isn’t just on the pitch where Man City evidently want to pound Arsenal and their other rivals into submission
In the transfer market too, dominance is clearly key.
The best way for any team to improve is to get to the top and then add to what they already have, and that appears to be something that Pep Guardiola’s side have been doing for a while now.
The best team in England over the past five years became the best in Europe last season, and with the monkey off their back finally, there’s unlikely to be too many people prepared to bet against them retaining their Premier League and Champions League crowns again.
When a team is so good, it stands to reason that they’re able to attract the best players, and Arsenal will be hoping that their major January transfer target doesn’t get his head turned.
According to 90Min, Aston Villa have indicated that they’re not interested in listening to offers for star man, Douglas Luiz, though that seemingly hasn’t deterred Arsenal, City or Liverpool.
City actually sold the player to Villa back in 2019, and though he never actually played a minute for them before his switch to Villa Park, Luiz would at least know what was coming were he to and Villa accede to any bids.
An Arsenal or Liverpool move would represent an unknown, which could affect any decision should Unai Emery eventually accept what appears inevitable.