Manager Maresca says he has complete trust in Man City despite bombshell verdict

Enzo Maresca, the manager of Manchester City, has expressed full trust in the club's ownership despite the club being found guilty of breaking Premier League financial rules in the biggest scandal in the competition's history. Maresca, who joined City at the end of last season, dismissed suggestions that the club's dominance in English soccer had been tainted by the verdict that it had artificially inflated its revenue by over $1 billion.

He said, "I completely trust the club in this moment, in the future, always." Maresca, who was speaking ahead of City's Premier League match against Liverpool at Anfield, said the verdict didn't tarnish the club's success over a decade of dominance. He added, "Absolutely not." When asked if he would still have taken the job had the verdict come out before he became manager, Maresca replied, "100%."

"I know the organization from years ago and I know how serious they are. I know that they do the right things," he said. Maresca's immediate focus is on the players, urging them to control the noise around the situation. He said, "For me and for the players, we can control just the pitch side, the field side. So we are focused on that, and this is what we can do and we can control."