People expect Man City to be wiped 'from face of Earth'

Pep Guardiola says radical expect to spot Manchester City wiped "off the look of the Earth" amid the ongoing hearing into the club's 115 charges for alleged breaches of the Premier League's fiscal rules.

Champions successful six of the past 7 seasons, City could, successful theory, look a points deduction superior capable to condemn them to relegation - oregon adjacent expulsion - from the Premier League, if recovered to person breached regulations.

City powerfully contradict each charges but Guardiola believes their Premier League rivals want to spot them punished.

In pursuit of a 5th successive league triumph, they big rubric rivals Arsenal connected Sunday (16:30 BST), 1 week into the expected 10-week hearing.

Guardiola addressed the proceeding unprompted portion answering a question astir the inclination of radical to overly criticise isolated atrocious performances.

"During a season, you tin say, 'Oh, it was a atrocious season'. But for performances immoderate radical say, 'Oh, it's a disgrace, it is simply a disaster, it's unacceptable," Guardiola said.

"No, during 90 minutes it's 1 atrocious day erstwhile they were better.

"But I would accidental - I'm sorry, I privation to support my club, particularly successful these modern days erstwhile everyone is expecting america not [only] to beryllium relegated, to beryllium disappeared disconnected the look of the Earth, the satellite - that we person amended afternoons than the opponents. That's wherefore we triumph a lot."

It is alleged City breached the Premier League's fiscal rules betwixt 2009 and 2018. The nine has won 8 league titles, aggregate cups and the Champions League since their 2008 takeover by the Abu Dhabi United Group.

City were charged and referred to an autarkic commission successful February 2023 pursuing a four-year investigation.