Manchester City boss Enzo Maresca says he has absolute faith the club will win its appeal after being found guilty of more than 100 breaches of Premier League financial rules. In his first news conference since the bombshell announcement last week, the Italian on Friday also rejected any suggestion that City’s haul of silverware over the past 15 years was now tainted. The 10-time English champions, who continue to deny any wrongdoing, are appealing against the judgement.
They likely face a severe points penalty that could lead to relegation or even expulsion from the Premier League if they fail to overturn the verdict. So I don’t have any doubt about that,” Maresca said. They have won eight Premier League titles, the Champions League and multiple other trophies over the past 15 years.
Maresca, whose side have won all five of their Premier League games this season, rejected the suggestion that those previous successes were now tainted. City travel to Liverpool on Sunday for their first outing since the guilty finding, and Guardiola is set to attend their next home game against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday. It would be nice for the fans, for everyone.” Maresca had spoken to City’s in-house media on Thursday and said the current players “don’t care too much about the noise” currently surrounding the club.
The new head coach and his players, however, are set for a hostile reception when they travel to Anfield, the home of their fierce rivals, but Maresca said his players would stay focused on the match. But the reason why I decided to be manager is for this kind of game,” he said. Again, the environment is from the players.
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