Jamie Carragher has now reacted to what David Ornstein said about Manchester City and the 115 charges.
The 45-year-old made the comments when speaking on The Overlap.
So, what did Jamie Carragher say about Manchester City? Let’s take a look…
What’s the story?
Well, the Sky Sports pundit was not happy when he heard Ornstein – Football Correspondent for The Athletic – explain Manchester City’s 115 charges in a bit more detail.
The respected journalist said: “This is much more complicated. If you think that Everton’s case of one charge ran into tens of thousands of pages of documentation, what do you think about Manchester City’s with 115 charges?
“We should point out that many of them were for alleged non cooperation, which you could say, why didn’t you cooperate? Manchester City will say, we’re not cooperating because we don’t believe in the process and the people running it.”
In response, Carragher said: “Well, I don’t agree with that. That’s just ridiculous.”
While Manchester City have every right to protest innocence regarding these 115 charges, failing to cooperate does not look good in any way.
Regardless of whether Manchester City trust the Premier League or the investigation process, you simply have to cooperate, or else it just makes things look suspicious.
Manchester City fans may be waiting years for an outcome
A trending question on Google after Everton were deducted ten points asked when Manchester City will be punished – if also found guilty.
By the sounds of it, any potential punishment will not be happening anytime soon – it is more likely to occur in 2027, according to leading barrister Nick De Marco KC.
He told City AM: “Given the parties involved, given there are 115 charges, given that some of the charges are alleging things akin to fraud and dishonesty, given the lawyers and legal teams involved, I do not believe that this is going to be wrapped up in anything less than two to four years’ time. I think that’s impossible, and I don’t think anyone reasonably is arguing otherwise.”
Hopefully, Manchester City have done no wrong – or else relegation could be a realistic punishment.
