Man City must be relegated after guilty verdict, says club’s former chairman

Manchester City has been found guilty of breaching the Premier League's financial rules over a nine-year period. According to the Premier League, an independent commission found the club guilty of all charges related to "serious breaches" of the league's financial rules between 2009 and 2018. They were also found guilty of all but one of the four charges related to their failure to cooperate with the investigation.

The club has rejected the findings, describing the opinion as "unsafe" and vowing to pursue all available appeal avenues. Manchester City said it was "disappointed and surprised" by the commission's verdict and maintained that it was innocent of the accusations. The club claims there is a "comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence" that will exonerate them.

Manchester City's former chairman, David Bernstein, has called for the club to be expelled from the Premier League, according to Punch. The Premier League process remains ongoing, with significant elements uncompleted, and Manchester City has until Friday to appeal the decision.

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