- The Premier League said City had used "sham" commercial contracts as part of schemes to inflate revenue and understate costs by more than £900 million ($1.19 billion).
Paris St Germain boss Luis Enrique said Manchester
City were deserving winners of their trophies and should be
allowed to keep them, despite the English club facing
sanctions after being found guilty of breaching Premier League financial rules.
The Premier League said City had used
"sham" commercial contracts as part
of schemes to inflate revenue and understate costs by
more than £900
million ($1.19 billion).
City, who have denied wrongdoing
throughout the case and have appealed the verdict, could face
punishments ranging from fines and a points deduction, to relegation
and potentially being stripped of their titles.
Asked about the verdict before PSG's Champions
League match against City, Luis Enrique told a press conference
on Tuesday: "The first thing when you hear that, it's
a surprise, but I think we need to respect the process and
wait
for the final decision.
"There are authorities responsible for making
that decision, these decisions, and we have to wait, but if I speak only about
football and the things that I saw
on the pitch,
Man City deserve those trophies.
"I love the way they play football, and after that,
you have to wait (for the) last decision
and nothing
else ... I think the trophies that you win on the pitch remains on the pitch,
and they deserve to win that.
I hope they can avoid that sanction."
City host PSG at the Etihad Stadium later on
Wednesday.