Man City face the risk of being expelled from the Premier League after the team was accused of breaking financial rules between 2009 and 2018.
The allegations by the Organizing Committee (BTC) of the Premier League related to Man City’s breach of financial regulations for nine seasons from 2009 to 2018, plus failure to cooperate with the investigation from the 2018-19 season to now.
A number of penalties for Man City may occur in the near future, light can be deducted points, pay a fine and more serious can be relegated or expelled from the Premier League this season.
Erling Haaland will have to be dumbfounded when leading the list of top scorers this season but his team Man City is in danger of being eliminated from the Premier League (Image: Getty).
In theory, if Man City is eliminated from the tournament, all achievements of the Etihad Stadium team this season could be wiped out, meaning that 7 teams that won points against The Citizen this season will not be counted.
According to the sheet The SunArsenal will be the team that benefits the most when leading the rankings with an 11-point gap between the second team in the table and “Gunners” fans can fully celebrate the first championship since the 2003/04 season. .
Seven teams have taken points from Man City this season, including two teams competing for the championship, Newcastle and Man Utd. The “Red Devils” beat Man City 2-1 in January 2023, so if this result does not count, coach Erik Ten Hag’s team will drop from 42 points to 39 points.
Meanwhile, Newcastle will lose the points they earned against last season’s champions in August last year. But coach Eddie Howe’s army will be second behind Arsenal, ahead of Man Utd thanks to a better goal difference.
Tottenham will then move up to fourth and final place in next season’s Champions League when City are knocked out of the competition. Spurs are another team that have taken Man City’s points, when Harry Kane became the team’s top scorer in a 1-0 victory on February 5.
Arsenal stand before the opportunity to win the Premier League title for the first time in 19 years (Image: EPA).
Other teams that have won points against Man City in 2022-23 include Everton, Brentford, Liverpool and Aston Villa. Liverpool would be 10th in the rankings without Man City, when their 1-0 win over the Etihad Stadium team in October 2022 doesn’t count.
Meanwhile, Aston Villa will be ahead of Liverpool, although they lost points to Man City last September.
High-flying Brentford, currently 7th, had an incredible 2-1 win at Etihad Stadium in October 2022. But the “Bees” will still finish 7th and be eligible for a place in the Europa Conference League if Man City is expelled from the tournament.
Everton, who earned a precious point against Man City on the final day of 2022 will be 17th out of the remaining 19, just above Bournemouth and Southampton.
Premier League rankings if Man City is eliminated from the tournament (Image: The Sun).