Paris Saint-Germain player Luis Enrique hopes Manchester City avoids sanctions after financial rules ruling

Paris Saint-Germain head coach Luis Enrique defended Manchester City, saying he hopes the club will not be stripped of titles after being found guilty of breaching Premier League financial rules

Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Enrique defended Manchester City on Tuesday, saying he hoped the club would not be stripped of the Premier League title after being found guilty of breaching Premier League financial rules.

Champions League champions PSG take on City at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.

City could face sanctions including huge fines, points deductions or even expulsion from the Premier League. There were also calls to remove the trophies he won during a nine-year period in which he was found to have artificially inflated his earnings by more than $1 billion.

Luis Enrique said ahead of the Champions League game: "I hope everything goes well for Manchester City because I think what they've done on the pitch over the last few years has been incredible and they certainly deserved all the trophies they've won." The trophies you win on the court stay on the court.

But now we have to wait to see what the authorities decide or what the judge is going to say."

City is owned by Abu Dhabi and Paris Saint-Germain is sponsored by Qatar. Both clubs have been sanctioned by European governing body UEFA for breaching Financial Fair Play rules in the past.

Citi is accused of providing misleading information about its finances since 2009-18. During this time, he won three championships. He has protested the decision.

City defender Ruben Dias said players like them were focused on the pitch in Sunday's 3-0 win over Liverpool at Anfield.

"I feel like when you build yourself as a player, you build yourself up against all kinds of noise," he said. "Personally, and I really feel I speak for the whole group, we are very calm. We trust the club, we are very calm and focused on enjoying football."

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