Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, has expressed his displeasure with the nine English Premier League clubs who voted to ban the team from the UEFA Champions League due to Financial Fair Play violations.
In his remarks prior to City's game against Aston Villa, Guardiola identified Daniel Levy, the chairman of Tottenham Hotspur, as a key figure in the accusations made against his team.
Apparently, Manchester City has committed over 100 violations of EPL rules, with penalties ranging from point deductions to expulsion.
Guardiola, who hasn't wavered, asserted that the accusations are the result of the EPL wanting to advance their own European aspirations.
The Manchester City boss said: “Yeah of course. It’s the Premier League…You should go to the chairman, the CEOs, Daniel Levy, and ask them.”
Guardiola also brought up the two-year suspension imposed by UEFA in 2020, which was later overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
The nine Premier League teams, according to the former Barcelona coach, supported the ban because it would increase their chances of winning the Champions League.
Guardiola stated, “Nine teams: Burnley, Wolves, Leicester, Newcastle, Spurs, Arsenal, [Manchester] United, Liverpool, Chelsea [wanted] us out of the Champions League, because they want that position. To take that position that we won on the pitch.”
City will hope to close between and table toppers Arsenal in their Premier League clash against Villa.
The Citizens who are five points behind in the Premier League title race will host Aston Villa on Sunday at the Etihad Stadium.
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