Speaking on the latest episode of the Indy Football Podcast, Mark Critchley has delivered some tough news for Manchester City as he believes that UEFA will ban them from the Champions League for three years rather than two.
Critchley was asked who he thinks will qualify for the Champions League this season and while discussing that, he dropped in a line about Manchester City and what he thinks might happen to them ahead of the verdict of their CAS hearing, which is expected to be revealed on Monday.
Here is what he had to say about the top four and City:
“Setting aside the City ban, because I would like to factor that in because I think that they probably will get banned and it’ll be three rather than two [years].
“But I think it’ll be in that case, Chelsea and Manchester United [who make the Champions League].”
It seems as if Critchley is not predicting good news for Manchester City in their CAS hearing.
Do you think City will be banned for three years?
No, we will get out of it
Yes, we could be in trouble
TIF Thoughts…
City were found guilty by UEFA of breaking Financial Fair Play rules and were handed a two-year ban from competing in the Champions League.
City are adamant they have done nothing wrong and will fight hard to get the ban overturned or reduced, but it seems as if The Independent reporter is predicting a worse outcome for Pep Guardiola’s side.
With a decision expected in the next few days, it will be interesting to see if Critchley was right or wrong.