Ian Wright has argued that Manchester City’s guilty verdict on 114 of 115 financial charges validates the legacy of Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool, whose title challenges were hampered by competition that was not conducted on a level playing field.
Klopp’s sides finished second in the Premier League with over 90 points in both 2018–19 and 2021–22, losing out to City. Wright told ITV Sport that those Liverpool teams deserved recognition for competing fairly whilst City, according to the charges, did not.
“They cheated to get it done and people have missed out on that,” Wright said. “Players have missed out on unbelievable opportunities for themselves. What have we taken from Liverpool’s legacy, Klopp and that team? What could they have experienced?”
City maintain their innocence and have signalled their intention to appeal the verdict. Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak wrote to supporters on Saturday expressing confidence in overturning the charges, describing the legal process as still having “a long way to run”.
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