🚨 "Everyone is concerned" - Latest on Manchester City charges as Premier League managers finally speak out

Now that we have a guilty verdict, it's no wonder this was one of the first questions from reporters to the likes of Frank Lampard, Marco Rose, and Daniel Farke as they attended press conferences today. Lampard: "What can you say when an appeal is going on?

They are a huge football club now, a huge squad of quality players, so we will see." Farke:"It makes no sense if right now everyone wants to have an opinion about this topic. There are more qualified people to talk about this.

It's nothing to do with me, I was not involved in the title race during those years."

Rose: "I trust in the guys who are involved in these kinds of things and situations and then we will see what happens.

I'm a football coach not a politician and I love to be a football coach and it should stay like this."

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There has also been some concerned muttering among Premier League figures after recent comments made by Prime Minister Andy Burnham. The PM spoke publicly about his concern about Man City's owners leaving the UK after their investment in Manchester.

"Everyone would have a degree of concern. How much would depend on how much you read into that comment," one senior club source told BBC Sport.

Because no-one is stupid around the table. We understand the geopolitics as well.

We understand the investment they have made in our country. I don't think anyone could doubt that or criticise that.

"But this is different, this is sport, this is our national game."