
The former Reds manager holds back on the possibility of a title being awarded by default after the ruling on Manchester City
Jürgen Klopp holds back on the hypothesis of a possible Premier League title awarded to Liverpool after the sanctions against Manchester City, expressing respect for Pep Guardiola and foreseeing long timeframes for appeals.
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Manchester City were found guilty by an independent commission of financial breaches between 2009-10 and 2017-18.
No party, no parade on the open bus, Jürgen Klopp does not seem interested in a possible title awarded to Liverpool if the sanctions against Manchester City were to change the Premier League's rolls of honour. The former Reds coach, now playing for the German national team, commented with caution on the verdict which found City guilty of serious violations of financial rules for nine seasons, from 2009-10 to 2017-18.
“I didn't think about it much,” said Klopp, recalling the three times his Liverpool finished second behind Pep Guardiola's team. “I can wait and see how everything goes, quite calmly.” He had previously joked about the possibility of getting on an open-top bus anyway if Liverpool received some retroactive recognition.
Now, however, the tone is different. "My respect for Pep Guardiola and the football that City played during the period in which we played each other is too great to be able to simply say now that they should face some kind of punishment," the German coach explained, specifying that he had "nothing to do" with the matter. The Premier League has announced that an independent commission has found City guilty of all charges relating to serious financial breaches, as well as the majority of claims of failure to cooperate with the investigation. According to the league, the club used fictitious commercial deals to inflate revenues and reduce costs by more than £900 million. City rejected the conclusions and announced an appeal.
"When you're talking about a legal process that has already dragged on for so long - concluded Klopp - you can imagine, and I suspect there will be appeals or other complications, that it will still take an eternity."
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Manchester City will appeal against the independent commission's verdict.
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