Man City hit back with official appeal.. and a global star names 3 giants: they are the corrupt ones!

Manchester City did not give up, and they did not wait long. In the final hours before the deadline, the club made a decisive official move, accompanied by a fiery statement with an unprecedented tone towards the Premier League.

And while City’s board responded through official channels, one of the club’s most famous fans in the world launched a furious attack, pointing the finger of corruption at three of England’s biggest clubs in comments that set social media alight.

Manchester City officially confirmed they have appealed against the verdict that found them guilty of breaching the Premier League’s financial rules. The club’s statement read: “Manchester City Football Club can confirm that at 7pm on Thursday 1st October 2026 the Club lodged its comprehensive Appeal against the opinion of the Premier League Commission.”

The statement added: “The Club’s firm position is that, on multiple grounds, the opinion contains clear material errors, of law, principle and fact and is unsafe,” insisting: “The Club is innocent of the accusations made by the Premier League and a comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence exists in support of all of its positions, relating to this case.”

An independent commission had found City guilty of more than 100 charges of serious financial breaches between 2009 and 2018, concluding that the club arranged “sham” deals to inflate its commercial revenue by hundreds of millions of pounds.

Amid the storm, Oasis star Liam Gallagher, one of City’s best-known supporters, dropped a bombshell on X to his 3.8 million followers: “All this hatred directed at Man City from other clubs should be directed at Arsenal Man United Liverpool. There the 1s who are corrupt.”

Gallagher claimed those clubs are the ones trying to stop other teams from winning trophies, in a direct attack on three of City’s biggest rivals, some of whom are among the clubs that have reserved the right to seek damages from City after the verdict.

The Football Association said the decision “has significant implications for the integrity of the game”, the British government stressed that the club is “not above the rules”, while City’s sponsor Etihad Airways said it was considering legal action against the Premier League.

The eventual punishment remains unclear. City could face a heavy points deduction, a fine or even relegation from the top flight, pending the outcome of the appeal in one of the biggest cases in the history of English football.