Man City fans send defiant unity message with a giant tifo of support at the Etihad in their first home match since guilty verdict

Manchester City fans again threw their support behind their team in their first home game since they were found guilty in the vast majority of their financial charges against the Premier League.

The club's fans displayed a giant tifo reading 'CTID' before kick-off in the Champions League against Paris Saint-Germain - which stands for 'City til I die'.

City are appealing their verdict, which could see them face significant punishment if the decision is upheld.

The club played their first game since the verdict against Liverpool on Sunday, winning 3-0.

Their fans opted to see the sunny side of things in mocking their situation, with Liverpool supporters chanting that the club are 'cheats'.

City fans, though, like their players, continue to support their club.

Another sign on show read: 'In Khaldoon we trust - we've won it all!'

Former City manager Pep Guardiola, meanwhile, was sat in Manchester City's directors' box for the tie, seated behind chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak and chief executive Ferran Soriano.

The Spaniard, who won six Premier League titles during his ten-year stint in Manchester, also threw his support behind his former side.

The 55-year-old has been replaced by Enzo Maresca, with the new boss now having to contend with the explosive fallout of the Premier League bombshell verdict, in which City have been found guilty of the vast majority of the 115 charges against them.

The era covering the charges - from 2009 to 2018 - laid the foundations for Guardiola's huge success at the Etihad Stadium, and has called into question the legendary manager's legacy as a result.

City have strenuously denied any wrongdoing and have launched an appeal against the verdict, while Guardiola took to Instagram in the wake of the findings to publicly back his former club.