Manchester City are back under the glare of an investigation examining alleged irregularities across the period from 2009 to 2017, a span that covers the early years of the club’s transformation into a modern Premier League force.
In the dressing room
The focus is on the club’s conduct during those eight years, rather than on any particular current fixture or the work taking place on the training pitch this week.
There are no further details on the nature of the alleged irregularities, any proposed sanction or a timetable for the investigation. For City, it leaves an old chapter of the club’s rise still demanding attention while the present-day side gets on with the season.
The week ahead
The football calendar will carry on as it always does, with points to chase and selection calls to make, but this is a matter likely to remain in the background around Manchester City until clearer information emerges on the investigation and its findings.
