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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Manchester City have been \u201calready sentenced\u201d over alleged financial rule breaches, says manager Pep Guardiola.<\/p>\n

The Premier League charged City with more than 100 breaches of its financial rules on Monday.<\/p>\n

A two-year ban from European competitions for breaching Uefa\u2019s Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) in 2020. \u201cThe club proved they were completely innocent,\u201d said Guardiola.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s happened since Monday is the same as what happened with Uefa. We have already been condemned.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to understand that 19 teams in the Premier League are accusing us without us having the ability to defend.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are lucky we live in a marvelous country where everyone is innocent until proven guilty.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t have this opportunity, we are already sentenced. I am fully convinced we will be innocent.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Premier League has referred City to an independent commission over alleged rule breaches between 2009 and 2018, during which time the club won three of their six Premier League titles.<\/p>\n

It also accused City of not cooperating since the investigation started in December 2018. The commission can impose punishments ranging from a fine and points deduction to expulsion from the Premier League.<\/p>\n

City, who were bought by the Abu Dhabi United Group in 2008, said they were \u201csurprised\u201d by the charges and their innocence is supported by a \u201cbody of irrefutable evidence\u201d.<\/p>\n

Guardiola reiterated that confidence in a defiant news conference on Friday, during which he also said he believes the charges have been driven by rival clubs.<\/p>\n

When asked if he believed that was the case, he said: \u201cOf course – it is the Premier League. I don\u2019t know why. You have to ask the CEOs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have opened a precedent right now, what they have done to us.<\/p>\n

\u201cBe careful, be careful in the future as there are a lot of clubs that have been accused like we have without being innocent, who knows what will happen in the future?<\/p>\n

\u201cThey believe that we didn\u2019t behave properly, we can accept that, but let us defend ourselves when we believe we did it properly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Guardiola previously said he would leave City if allegations they broke financial rules were proven.<\/p>\n

However, he said he had no intention of quitting on Friday, adding: \u201cI am not moving from this seat, I can assure you. I want to stay more than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

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