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Premier League clubs are planning potential legal action against Manchester City following their guilty verdict on 114 financial rule breaches. With the club earning huge success during the nine-year period they are accused of breaching regulations, others in England look to be after financial compensation.
City claimed eight Premier League titles since the 2011/12 campaign, when they famously snatched the crown from Manchester United on the final day of the season. Domestic cup competitions and one Champions League have also been claimed since 2009 with the legitimacy of those triumphs now under scrutiny.
And the Premier League sides that were potentially impacted negatively want repercussions, as per The Athletic. They have claimed legal action is being planned by City’s domestic rivals with one scenario seeing all those impacted coming together to form a class action.
United, specifically, have already been looking into their options and the knock-on effects of City’s misconduct on their own success and finances, as per another report from The Athletic.
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An appeal from City is anticipated first, however, with any action from rival clubs expected to follow that process. It has been further suggested that United have been specifically scrutinising the seasons in which they were most adversely affected.
Topping that list would undoubtedly be the 2011/12 campaign, when Sergio Aguero’s iconic last-gasp goal wrested the title away from United.
City’s remarkable 100-point season, during which United finished as runners-up, also fell within the nine-year period in which City are accused of committing financial breaches.
