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Arsenal legend Arsene Wenger hits out at Man City's 115 charges

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has somewhat surprisingly come to the defence of Manchester City over their legal battle with the Premier League.

City are facing 115 charges relating to alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play between 2009 and 2018.

A panel of retired judges ruled that the Associated Party Transaction (APT) rules linked to their owners breach the Competition Act.

The trial is expected to rumble on for months and Wenger believes the whole situation has gone too far.

Arsene Wenger has urged the Premier League to change its Financial Fair Play rules

He told beIN SPORTS: 'I feel the rules of Financial Fair Play today have to be changed in the Premier League.

'Because they now face competition from other leagues, who have changed their Financial Fair Play rules.

'At the moment you cannot hear a club like Man City being charged by 115 different charges in a football season. I don't believe in that.

'The Premier League already lost a case, the first case against them. I don't know them [City], I can't judge them.

'I just think, 115 different charges against a football club today looks like we are in an international administration.

'Financial Fair Play rules have to be changed and made more simple.

'They [City owners] came in and they had not faced any Financial Fair Play nor have Chelsea.

'Chelsea, they bought my players [from Arsenal] and Chelsea also bought what they wanted because there was no Financial Fair Play rules.'

Source: dailymail.co.uk

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