Pep Guardiola claims Premier League rivals are gunning for Man City to be punished

"I have had discussions with several Premier League clubs, and the majority recognize the need for City to face sanctions," he stated.

Responding to these comments on Friday, Guardiola said: "For the first time I agree with Tebas.

"All the Premier League teams want us to be sanctioned, that is for sure. But that's why I say to Mr Tebas and the Premier League teams, wait for the independent panel.

"Justice is there in a modern democracy. It's not more complicated than that.

"I don't know if he is a lawyer or the rest of the Premier League teams are lawyers, so I ask for that. It happened with Uefa.

"We believe we have not done anything wrong.”