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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Will Unwin

Wayne Rooney says Manchester City should not be stripped of titles for rules breach

Wayne Rooney working as a commentator during the Champions League.
Wayne Rooney said Manchester City should be put ‘in the lowest league they can go in’ for breaching Premier League financial rules. Photograph: John Walton/PA

Wayne Rooney does not believe it would be appropriate for Manchester City to be stripped of titles for breaching Premier League financial rules, even if it gave him another Premier League winner’s medal, as that would be unfair of the City players and staff whose endeavours secured success.

City are waiting to find out what sanctions they will face after being found guilty of more than a hundred charges, with an array of potential punishments on the table. Rooney was part of the United squad in 2011-12 that finished second to City on goal difference after Sergio Agüero’s last-minute winner secured the Premier League trophy for Roberto Mancini’s side on the final day.

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