The Premier League could cite Swindon Town’s enforced top-flight relegation in 1990 as a legal benchmark for Manchester City’s punishment should they be found guilty of finance breaches, it has been claimed.
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The heaviest defeat of Euro 2024 so far came on the opening night, when Germany flexed their muscles as home nation to dismantle a sorry Scotland side.
The man picking the ball out of his own net five times probably has more reason than any other player at the tournament to put things right in his second game, with Scotland goalkeeper Angus Gunn also looking to prove he was right to swap allegiances from England last year.
Gunn has previous of proving doubters wrong, having taken the leap to leave a comfortable position at Manchester City six years ago. But only after playing a key role in Pep Guardiola's first pre-season in charge at the Etihad.
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The goalkeeper had experienced a taste of senior football at City, shadowing the first team before Guardiola's arrival, as well as working closely under Patrick Vieira for the Elite Development Squad, hailing the Frenchman as a key influence in his rise through the ranks. When Guardiola came in, Gunn was chosen to go on the pre-season tour.
"He [Vieira] was a very demanding coach and very particular on the training pitch," Gunn remembers. "That few years that I had with him – I think he was there before Pep joined but, it was like a hidden thing around the club where everyone knew he was going to be there for the next few years. But the few years before, working with him really developed my game a lot.
"When Pep did come in, it was in the pre-season, he pulled me into the office and showed me clips of my games in the development squad, saying this is what he wants from his
The Premier League could cite Swindon Town’s enforced top-flight relegation in 1990 as a legal benchmark for Manchester City’s punishment should they be found guilty of finance breaches, it has been claimed.
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