After 114-rule breaches finding, Mamdani tells Liverpool reporter City shouldn’t be in league after loss
Mamdani teases Liverpool reporter
Mamdani, an avid Arsenal fan, addressed the Liverpool-supporting journalist during a press conference on Wednesday (14 October). He asked how the reporter was doing after Liverpool’s weekend defeat.
He then joked that Liverpool had been beaten by a team that should not be in the league. The match ended 3-0, according to the report.
City’s Anfield victory
Manchester City had won at Anfield, prompting discussion of the team’s celebrations after the match. It was the club’s first game since an independent commission delivered its findings.
The commission found City guilty of 114 breaches of Premier League financial rules. The breaches involved more than £900m in disguised funding.
Remark follows commission finding
Mamdani’s comment linked Liverpool’s loss to the commission’s finding against City. The article does not provide further details about the press conference or the club’s response to his remark.
City had defended their post-match celebrations following the Anfield victory. The report does not say whether Mamdani’s comment was intended as a reference to the commission’s decision.
Key points
- Liverpool lost 3-0 over the weekend.
- Mamdani made the remark to a Liverpool-supporting reporter at a Wednesday press conference.
- An independent commission found City guilty of 114 Premier League financial-rule breaches.
- The breaches involved more than £900m in disguised funding.