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Man City charges: What every manager has said on guilty verdict as Premier League returns

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Ferridge, A. (2026, October 9). Man City charges: What every manager has said on guilty verdict as Premier League returns. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/man-city-charges-every-manager-said-verdict-arteta-alonso-maresca-b1300060.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-09 · by Arthur Ferridge

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As Manchester City faces guilty verdicts for financial misconduct from 2009 to 2018 and appeals the decision, Premier League managers are cautiously addressing the situation in pre-match press conferences. Managers like Enzo Maresca of Man City remain supportive of the club’s stance, emphasizing focus on football rather than external issues. Other managers such as Frank Lampard of Coventry and Marco Rose of Bournemouth take a neutral approach, stating their roles are limited to coaching and not commenting on legal matters.
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Enzo Maresca says he is calm about Manchester City's appeal against their guilty verdict for over 100 breaches of Premier League financial rules, expressing full trust in the club's ability to win the case. The Italian manager, who was appointed in June, also worked under Pep Guardiola at City previously and believes there isn't another club where he would like to be. An independent commission found that City had arranged "sham" contracts with commercial partners to inflate revenues over nine seasons between 2009-10 and 2017-18. Meanwhile, former player Micah Richards is devastated by the situation, potentially losing titles won during the period in question. The case has diplomatic implications for the UK due to City's ownership ties with the United Arab Emirates.

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“While both articles discuss Manchester City's financial breaches and related penalties, Article A focuses on Canadian men's coach Jesse Marsch calling for severe punishment, while Article B covers various managers' reactions to the guilty verdict as the Premier League reconvenes.”
Daily Mail
Hedges 2 of 28 claims Outlet record 68/100
“Article A focuses on Jesse Marsch's specific comments and reaction after Manchester City's guilty verdict, while Article B is a broader overview of various managers' reactions to the same guilty verdict. They do not describe the identical incident happening at the exact same time.”
BBC News
Hedges 3 of 41 claims Outlet record 68/100
“Article A discusses the former Manchester City Council leader defending deals with Man City's owners, while Article B focuses on reactions to Man City being found guilty of financial misconduct.”
Evening Standard
Hedges 3 of 24 claims Outlet record 65/100
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Hedges 0 of 15 claims Outlet record 60/100
“The articles discuss related events concerning Manchester City's financial misconduct but describe different specific incidents: one about reactions to a guilty verdict and appeals, and another about whistleblower Rui Pinto's protection.”
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Hedges 4 of 38 claims Outlet record 65/100
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Hedges 0 of 26 claims Outlet record 68/100
“The articles describe different aspects related to the financial misconduct case against Manchester City, but they do not report on the same specific incident or occurrence.”
Evening Standard
Hedges 1 of 14 claims Outlet record 65/100
“Article A discusses the guilty verdict and reactions from managers, while Article B focuses on a recent match performance despite mentioning potential sanctions.”
Al Jazeera
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“Article A discusses reactions to Manchester City's guilty verdict and its implications, while Article B covers a specific match result where Manchester City won against Liverpool after the guilty verdict was announced.”
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Fulham ORG · 2× Manchester City ORG · 2× Premier League ORG · 2× the Premier League ORG · 2× City ORG · 1× Coventry GPE · 1× Enzo Maresca PERSON · 1× Frank Lampard PERSON · 1× Man City ORG · 1× Pep Guardiola’s PERSON · 1×

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Oliver Glasner, Nottingham Forest: “Let’s wait until the final verdict is spoken, but my wish is just that this is quick… because we didn’t know with Palace if we were in the Europa League or Conference League and then it was ‘you will hear on Thursday’ and then that became Monday, because it was always delayed.
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🔮 City maintain their innocence and have appealed the decision, but could face severe sanctions if they are unsuccessful.

Claims (38 extracted, 1 hedged)

It was revealed last week that Manchester City had been found guilty on all charges they faced relating to financial misconduct between 2009 and 2018, a period in which they dominated domestic football. asserted
they → reveal → football
That period encompasses much of Pep Guardiola’s highly decorated decade with the club and several triumphant Premier League campaigns. asserted
period → encompass → club
City maintain their innocence and have appealed the decision, but could face severe sanctions if they are unsuccessful. uncertain
they → maintain → sanctions
Pundits, ex-professionals and experts have all taken their chance to weigh in over the past week, but with the Premier League now reconvened, the twenty managers are starting to speak on the news. asserted
managers → take → news
What every Premier League manager has said about Man City charges This page will be updated as more managers hold their pre-match press conferences throughout Friday. asserted
managers → say → Friday
Enzo Maresca, Manchester City: “Personally, I’m very calm to be honest. asserted
I → ’m → ?
We trust completely the club. asserted
We → trust → club
We understand the noise but the focus for us is just what we can control and we can control just the football side. asserted
we → understand → side
Frank Lampard, Coventry: "What can you say when an appeal is going on? asserted
appeal → say → What
They are a huge football club now, a huge squad of quality players, so we will see. asserted
we → see → players
It's not my role to talk about a punishment or how much." asserted
It → talk → punishment
Matthias Jaissle, Newcastle: "It is not in my job description to judge on that. asserted
It → judge → that
The authorities are taking care of it, and there is a clear process now which will be followed and asserted
which → take → it
speaking on behalf of the whole club, it is the right approach to focus on what we can do better and what we can influence on the pitch." asserted
we → speak → pitch
Daniel Farke, Leeds: "It makes no sense if right now everyone wants to have an opinion about this topic. asserted
everyone → make → topic
It's nothing to do with me. asserted
It → do → me
I was not involved in the title race during those years. asserted
I → involve → years
Marco Rose, Bournemouth: "I trust in the guys who are involved in these kinds of things and situations and then we will see what happens. asserted
what → trust → things
I'm a football coach, not a politician, and I love to be a football coach, and it should stay like this." asserted
it → love → this
Regis Le Bris, Sunderland: “The relevant authorities have to be relentless otherwise you lose the value of your competition. asserted
you → lose → competition
My position is simple, football has rules on and off the pitch. asserted
football → have → pitch
You have to respect those rules. asserted
You → have → rules
When they are broken, you should have consequences, otherwise it’s not fair and we want fair competition, we want fair play. asserted
we → break → play
I don’t (know what an appropriate punishment would be).” asserted
punishment → know → ?
Fabian Hurzeler, Brighton: "I can't control anything about that. asserted
I → control → that
I can only concentrate on what we are doing. asserted
we → concentrate → what
I have enough topics of my own. asserted
I → have → own
But let's see how it goes. asserted
it → let → ?
I heard there are some ongoing processes so it's difficult to say anything about it now." asserted
it → hear → it
Oliver Glasner, Nottingham Forest: “Let’s wait until the final verdict is spoken, but my wish is just that this is quick… because we didn’t know with Palace if we were in the Europa League or Conference League and then it was ‘you will hear on Thursday’ and then that became Monday, because it was always delayed. asserted
it → let → Thursday
Then we got the final verdict ten days before the Conference League started. asserted
League → get → verdict
And that’s why I think this must be [completed] as soon as possible. asserted
this → ’ → ?
It’s a big topic all over the world, especially in Europe. asserted
It → ’ → Europe
The most important thing is the integrity of the league because as soon as the fans can’t trust it, they won’t watch it any more.” asserted
they → trust → it
Alvaro Arbeloa, Fulham: "I prefer not to make any comments. asserted
I → prefer → comments
I am the Fulham head coach, I have to make many decisions about my team. asserted
I → have → team
That’s the most important thing. asserted
That → ’ → ?
I’m just focused on tomorrow’s game. asserted
I → ’m → game
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