Neville and Carra: ‘Stain’ hangs over Man City until financial charges resolved

Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher say a ‘stain’ hangs over Man City until their financial charges are resolved, despite their win over Liverpool taking them top of the Premier League; Man City beat Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield in their first game since guilty veredict

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Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher have warned that a ‘stain’ will continue to hang over Manchester City and the Premier League until the club’s financial charges are finally resolved.

City's victory at Liverpool on Sunday, which hinged on Ryan Gravenberch's controversial dismissal, took them back to the top of the Premier League ahead of champions Arsenal.

But the win was inevitably overshadowed after the independent Premier League commission found Manchester City in breach of the Premier League's financial rules - City have denied wrongdoing and have lodged an appeal - with commentator Peter Drury describing the game as "the most peculiar day in Premier League history".

Source: Sky Sports