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๐จ๐๏ธ| Arsene Wenger slams Manchester City over 114 breaches and calls for the club to be relegated to League Two
๐ฃ๏ธโLetโs be honest about what happened to Arsenal.
For years, Arsenal were being told to compete with Manchester City. Spend wisely. Build properly. Follow the rules. Develop players. Be patient.
Meanwhile, weโre now sitting here talking about Manchester City being found guilty on 114 of the 115 Premier League charges brought against them.
And people still want Arsenal fans to act like none of that mattered?
How are you supposed to look at Arsenalโs title battles with City and not ask questions?
Arsenal spent years chasing a team that was allegedly breaking financial rules while building one of the strongest squads English football has ever seen.
And then Arsenal fans are told, โYou should have beaten them.โ
Beat them with what?
Arsenal were trying to build within the rules while City were allegedly operating outside them. If those breaches affected how that team was constructed, then you canโt simply erase that context from the history of those title races.
There were Arsenal players, managers and supporters giving everything to win the Premier League while City were winning trophies year after year.
So yes, Iโm angry.
Because Arsenal could have had more.
And if the findings ultimately show that those breaches materially affected competitive sporting outcomes, then the Premier League has to take that seriously.
You cannot tell every other club to respect the rules and then treat violations at this scale like a parking ticket.
If the punishment is severe enough, so be it.
Relegation? Points deductions? Titles being reviewed? Whatever the independent process determines under the rules should be dealt with properly.
But one thing Arsenal fans are allowed to say is this:
WE SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAD TO COMPETE AGAINST A CLUB ACCUSED OF THIS SCALE OF FINANCIAL BREACHES IN THE FIRST PLACE.
And City fans can laugh all they want.
But if Arsenal lost Premier League titles by the smallest margins while competing against a team now found guilty of 114 charges, you cannot expect Gunners to just shrug and say:
โAh well, football is football.โ
NO.
If the rules were broken, there have to be consequences.
And if the consequences are serious enough to send Manchester City down the divisions, then so be it.
Arsenal didnโt fail to compete.
Maybe Arsenal were competing in a competition where the playing field wasnโt as level as everyone thought.โ
๐จ EXCLUSIVE: Manchester City found guilty on virtually all charges relating to breaches of Premier League financial regulations. #MCFC expected to appeal against verdict issued by independent commission. Sanctions undecided, process ongoing @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/Muxqp4beK9
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