Arsenal have been warned by former player Martin Keown that title rivals Manchester City are likely to respond with results on the pitch after recent charges against the club for alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play rules. It comes as the Premier League released a statement on Monday announcing the breach of over 100 rules.
It concludes a four-year investigation into the football club that begun after a report from German outlet Der Spiegel detailed information from Football Leaks regarding City through hacked emails. UEFA had banned the Manchester club for two-years and fined them following their own investigation in 2020, but an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturned the ban amid rules on a time bar stopping them retroactively taking action.
The Premier League doesn't have any such issue in taking action, now concluding their investigation that spans 2009 until 2018, with the process set for an independent panel. Should these breaches stick, City could face a whole set of punishments, including points deductions and potential expulsion from the league.
