Gerrard Calls for Manchester City to Lose Titles and Face Extended Penalties

Steven Gerrard believes Manchester City should be stripped of titles following their guilty verdict on more than 100 charges of financial misconduct. The former Liverpool captain stated that an example must be set so that any retained success markers would remind everyone of the breaches involved.

Suggested Penalties

Gerrard proposed a multi-year punishment in the Premier League that includes a transfer ban and points deductions over time. He argued this approach would allow the club to suffer in a manner similar to how other teams were affected during the nine or ten years of the alleged issues, while avoiding unfair impacts on the Championship or the English Football League.

Focus on Club Accountability

The comments emphasized that individual players should not return medals, as they earned their moments on the pitch. Instead, responsibility falls on the club, its owners and connected parties for potentially taking away memories from fans and teams across that period, including those at Spurs, United and Everton.