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No member of Manchester City’s current squad was signed during the period in which an independent commission found the club guilty of all charges relating to breaches of the Premier League’s financial regulations. Those offences all came between 2009 and 2018. City have denied any wrongdoing and have appealed against all of the charges against them. Longest-serving signings Portuguese centre-back and club captain Ruben Dias is the club’s longest-serving first-team player who was purchased from another club. He joined from…

Bruno Fernandes has endured a sharp dip in form this season, with his numbers well below the level that earned him the PFA Player of the Year award just seven weeks ago. The Manchester United captain, who has scored 111 goals in 335 appearances for the club, has managed just three goals and one assist in six Premier League games, and all of those contributions came in a single match against Ipswich. It is only seven weeks since Fernandes stood…

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he will release details of his meetings with senior figures at Manchester City. The move follows criticism of his comments after the club was found guilty of all charges related to breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules. An independent commission found that City had broken rules over a nine-year period between 2009 and 2018 by creating “sham” contracts with commercial partners to secretly funnel more than £830m into their football operations. Burnham’s previous…

Manchester City beat Liverpool and handed Andoni Iraola his first defeat as Liverpool’s head coach. Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku and Rayan Cherki scored the goals, and City extended their perfect start to the season. Liverpool had already lost Ryan Gravenberch, who was sent off for a second yellow card, leaving them with 10 men for much of the match. Haaland gave City the lead with an emphatic finish after a quiet first half and a missed chance early in the…

Cole Palmer has signed a new Chelsea contract on improved terms that runs until 2034. The England international, 24, was already under contract until 2033, but the club is rewarding him for his performances as he has become one of Chelsea’s key attacking players. He is also increasingly seen as a dressing-room leader behind the scenes. The deal leaves Palmer on one of the longest contracts in the Premier League. Only Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and Chelsea team-mates Joao Pedro…

Manchester United fans arrived at Old Trafford on Saturday hoping to mock Manchester City, but they left frustrated by their own team. Tottenham Hotspur, who started the day bottom of the table, earned a 1-1 draw after Dominic Solanke scored a 92nd-minute equalizer, even though they were down to 10 men. The home crowd had sung loudly before kickoff about City’s scandal, and when Bryan Mbeumo gave United the lead midway through the second half, they added a jab at…