Man City stars pictured for first time since Premier League verdict
Manchester City players and staff have been pictured returning to the club's training base today for the first time since the Premier League confirmed they had been found guilty of gross financial misconduct. City maintain their innocence and have appealed the commission's verdict, but stand to face severe punishment if that appeal is not successful.
Thumbs up: Erling Haaland acknowledges photographers outside the Etihad Campus PA Elliot Anderson, meanwhile, does not PA Sanctions could range from fines and point deductions to transfer bans and expulsion from the Premier League. They could also be stripped of titles won in the period for which they were investigated, which spans from 2009 to 2018.
But in the meantime, the show must go on and City have some crunch fixtures to look forward to this week. After spending three weeks on international duty, the squad has reconvened at the Etihad Campus to prepare for this weekend's trip to face Liverpool at Anfield.
Enzo Maresca will hold a press conference on Friday PA Ayyoub Bouaddi only joined Man City in August PA Accordingly, the squad has now reformed in Manchester, with Erling Haaland, Elliot Anderson, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Antoine Semenyo and Josko Gvardiol all pictured arriving at the training ground with their head coach. Enzo Maresca has yet to issue a statement on the charges facing City, which stand to overshadow the club's footballing endeavours until a sanction is confirmed.
Antoine Semenyo did not join up with Ghana for this international break PA Josko Gvardiol was panned by the Croatian press for his role in the record 7-0 defeat by England PA Some former players have taken to the press, however, with one-time captain Kyle Walker telling TalkSport on Wednesday: "Obviously it doesn't look great. At a personal level, we spent many great years celebrating many trophies, and that's something that, whatever happens, they can't take away because we've experienced them nights.
Marc Guehi started all four of England's Nations League matches this month PA We want to be looked upon as winning them trophies the right way. It's very difficult because we worked very hard for them, and not just us, the fans as well.
I look at the fans that travelled up and down the country, to Istanbul when we won the Treble, stuff like that - they deserve that night." Should City be expelled from the Premier League or relegated after a points deduction, a fire sale of the club's talent is expected. The summer signings Enzo Fernandez, Bouaddi and Anderson could all find themselves back on the transfer market much sooner than they might have expected.