What Guardiola said about Man City charges

BBC Sport examines Pep Guardiola's comments about the Manchester City financial rule-breaking case during his time managing the club.

"Let me be clear: we will get through this together. I love you all."

Comforting words of solidarity from a long-standing leader can be a great source of strength and unity at a time of crisis.

And they were the sentiments former Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola posted on social media last week in response to the club being found guilty of deliberate financial rule-breaking over nine years.

To some, Guardiola's intervention came as a surprise. After all, he is no longer in a managerial position having left City in the summer, and so was under no obligation to comment.

In the past, Guardiola - who joined City in 2016, most of the way through the 2009-18 period the charges relate to - had insisted guilty verdicts would change his relationship with the club.

Source: BBC Sport