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City beats Liverpool 3-0 after guilty verdict
Manchester City won their first match since being found guilty of over 100 financial rule breaches, extending their lead at the top of the Premier League.
In brief
Manchester City won their first match since being found guilty of over 100 financial rule breaches, extending their lead at the top of the Premier League. Manchester City beat 10-man Liverpool 3-0 on Sunday in their first game after being found guilty of more than 100 Premier League financial rule breaches, but face…
City guilty on 100 charges
An independent commission found Manchester City guilty of more than 100 breaches of Premier League financial rules between 2009 and 2018.
Sham deals inflated revenues
City and their Emirati owners arranged sham deals to artificially inflate revenues and reduce costs by more than 900 million pounds, which is 1.2 billion dollars.
Severe sanctions possible
No sanction has yet been handed down, but a severe points deduction or even expulsion from the English top flight are on the table unless City overturn the decision.
City beats Liverpool 3-0

Manchester City beat 10-man Liverpool 3-0 on Sunday in their first game since the guilty verdict. Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku and Rayan Cherki scored in the second half.
Gravenberch sent off early
Ryan Gravenberch was sent off for two yellow cards early in the second half. Jeremy Doku was chopped down by Gravenberch, who received a harsh second booking.
Liverpool fans protest outside
Liverpool fans lined the streets with chants of cheats and going down. A banner in the Kop end read a generation of supporters cheated.
“a generation of supporters cheated”
City extends title lead
Victory reestablishes City's three-point lead at the top of the table, but the future of any title challenge rests on the outcome of the club's appeal against the verdict.
The short version
Manchester City beat 10-man Liverpool 3-0 on Sunday in their first game after being found guilty of more than 100 Premier League financial rule breaches, but face potential severe sanctions including points deduction or expulsion.




