Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has finally broken his silence on the charges made the Premier League this week.
The Citizens have been charged for breaching financial regulations between 2009 and 2019, while they've also been charges for failing to hand over documents in the last five seasons.
The Premier League champions expressed their surprise at the charges in a statement this week, but Guardiola claims everybody has also deemed the club to be guilty. Read: Pep's next club revealed amid Man City struggles?
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"My first thought is already that we have been condemned," Guardiola said, as per the Sun.
"What has happened after Monday is the same as happened with Uefa. We were condemned. We have just a charge.
"Why should when they told me before they defend the accusation from Uefa, the club proved we were completely innocent, why should now be condemned?
"19 teams of the PL are accusing us without the chance to defend and the words of my chairman my CEO my owner explain everything, you know what side I am on."
When asked if rival Premier League teams wanted City kicked out of the league, he added, "It is difficult for me to answer this question. I don't know. They open a precedent right now. Be careful in the future because many clubs make suggestions and we have been accused.
"I can have an opinion, but what do fans think? I don't know. It is obvious the fans want to push us out of the competition. They believe we didn't behave properly."
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