Luis Enrique backs City’s on-field achievements amid appeal

Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Enrique publicly backed Manchester City’s on-field achievements on October 13, saying he hoped the club would avoid sanctions after a Premier League commission found it guilty of financial breaches. City has appealed the ruling, and the appeal’s outcome and any final penalty have not been reported in the supplied accounts. Speaking ahead of PSG’s Champions League match against City at the Etihad Stadium on October 14, Luis Enrique said the trophies City had won reflected what it achieved on the pitch. He described the club’s performances in recent years as incredible and said he hoped authorities would not impose sanctions. He also said the matter’s final outcome depended on the authorities’ decision. The ruling concerns financial conduct during a period from 2009 to 2018. The accounts describe the commission’s finding as involving 114 breaches; one headline refers to 115 charges, while the article text itself also reports 114. The sources do not provide the commission decision or appeal documents, so the underlying allegations and the eventual legal outcome are not detailed here.