Arteta Urges 'Respect' for Process After Man City Financial Verdict
Arteta said the league remains the best in the world and urged respect for the ongoing appeal after City were found guilty of nearly all 115 charges.
- On Friday, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta urged respect for the ongoing legal process after Manchester City were found guilty of 114 Premier League financial rule breaches.
- The Abu Dhabi-backed club is appealing the verdict regarding charges spanning 2009/10 to 2017/18, with potential sanctions including points deductions, fines, or expulsion from the Premier League.
- Arteta, Pep Guardiola's assistant at City between 2016 and 2019, defended the league's integrity, stating, "It is the best league in the world in my opinion."
- City manager Enzo Maresca maintained he trusts the club and is confident the appeal will overturn the verdict, while Andoni Iraola said uncertainty is problematic but "the process is ongoing."
- Arteta shifted focus to Arsenal's match against Leeds on Saturday, emphasizing, "In our hands it's the way we have prepared... to be in the best possible condition, to be better than Leeds tomorrow.
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Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta asks everyone to ‘respect the process’ after Manchester City’s guilty charges
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said that it is important to respect the process with regard to Manchester City being deemed guilty of breaking the Premier League’s financial rules.
Arteta urges 'respect' for process after Man City financial verdict
City's fate is uncertain after last week's bombshell announcement but they could face substantial points deductions, a fine or even expulsion from the top division. The Abu Dhabi-backed club remains adamant it has done nothing wrong and has appealed against the findings, which relate to the period between 2009/10 and 2017/18. Arteta was former City manager Pep Guardiola's assistant for three years from 2016 before leaving to join Arsenal, a team…
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The Independent (US)What Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said about Manchester City guilty charges
Arteta refuses to open fire on Manchester City and sends a decisive message to Arsenal fans
While questions mount over the implications of the Manchester City case for the title race in the Premier League, Mikel Arteta, Arsenal's manager, finds himself facing a series of thorny issues that go beyond the upcoming encounter against Leeds United. Between the legal controversy surrounding one of his side's leading rivals, the disappointment left by the recent defeat to Brighton, and preparations for a new phase after renewing his contract,…
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