Man City punishment verdict 'expected early next year' - as Andy Burnham faces questions over 'freebies from Abu Dhabi deleted from public record'

City are appealing after they were found guilty of all their alleged serious breaches of the Premier League ’s financial rules between 2009 and 2018 by an independent commission. They were found to have made 'sham' agreements to manipulate their financial accounts to the tune of £900million over a nine-season period which saw them win eight trophies in the biggest cheating scandal in British sporting history. The IFR could force owner Sheikh Mansour to sell the club, or bar any personnel from being owners or directors, once the appeal process is complete.