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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ewan Murray in Ljubljana

Andy Robertson says players are ‘not to blame’ for Manchester City’s actions

Andy Robertson tussles with Gabriel Jesus in April 2022
Andy Robertson tussles with Gabriel Jesus in April 2022, a season when Liverpool finished as runners-up to Manchester City. Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images/Reuters

The former Liverpool defender Andy Robertson believes trophy-winning Manchester City players should not have their achievements diminished or removed because of the actions of the club’s ownership.

Robertson was flying from a training camp in Spain to Slovenia with the Scotland squad when news emerged that City have been found guilty of multiple breaches of the Premier League’s financial fair play rules. The Scotland captain, who regularly jousted with City during his nine years at Anfield from 2017, was taken aback when news of the upcoming verdict was put to him in Ljubljana.

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