Guardiola set to attend Man City's first home game since guilty verdict

Guardiola set to attend Man City's first home game since guilty verdict Pep Guardiola is expected to attend Manchester City's Champions League match against Paris Saint‑Germain next week – the club's first home fixture since it was found guilty of the bulk of the 115 charges brought by the Premier League. It will be the first time the Spaniard has returned to the Etihad Stadium since he departed the club at the end of the previous season after a decade as manager. Earlier this month an independent panel found City guilty of each charge relating to breaches of the Premier League's financial regulations between the 2009‑10 and 2017‑18 seasons. City continues to deny any wrongdoing and has lodged an appeal against the Premier League's report, which stated the club falsely inflated commercial revenues by £830 million through "sham" contracts. In the aftermath of the verdict, the 55‑year‑old Guardiola backed the club's owners and said he will "always" be behind the team. He posted on social media: "I privation each azygous Manchester City instrumentality crossed the satellite to cognize I americium here; much than ever," helium posted connected societal media. He added: "I am, ever person been, ever will, beryllium down my club, my owner, my chairman, Ferran [Soriano], the players, staff, Enzo [Maresca] and you, our unsocial supporters." Finally he said: "Let maine beryllium clear: we volition get done this together. I emotion you all."