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Fans online have claimed that Manchester United and Liverpool should be awarded additional Premier League titles after news of Man City's breach in financial rules.
It was announced on Monday morning that the reigning champions had been charged by the Premier League for breaching financial rules more than 100 times in the space of nine seasons.
The charges relate to financial information regarding revenue, details of manager and player remuneration, UEFA regulations, profitability and sustainability and co-operation with Premier League investigations.
Should Man City be found guilty, they face a range of potential sanctions - including a points deduction and expulsion - and it's led to some hilarious suggestions from fans on social media.
After discovering the news, many were quick to claim that their respective team - either Liverpool or Man United - should be gifted the Premier League title in years where they finished second to Guardiola's side.
Manchester City have been charged by the Premier League over breaches of financial rules
It's led to suggestions that City should have certain Premier League title revoked for foul play
One Liverpool fan wrote: 'If found guilty there should be retrospective points deductions. We only have 1 title instead of 3 because we were competing with a law breaking institution'.
'Give the premier league title to the 2nd placed team in 13/14 18/19 and 21/22 as punishments', another fan from Merseyside wrote.
'This Monday just became a whole load more interesting,' one Liverpool fan said as they waited on further developments on the story.
One user simply Tweeted an edited image from Steven Gerrard's infamous slip in 2013-14 which helped gift City the title that year. In the new picture, it suggests City are the ones slipping up and handing Liverpool the title for the season.
'Give Manchester United & Jose Mourinho the 17/18 Premier League title, another claimed. 'We won a legal Prem with the Special One', one said in similar fashion.
'11/12 title and 17/18 title, BRING THEM TO ME', one demanded. United were pipped to the 2011-12 title by City in a dramatic final day of the season, where Sergio Aguero scored an iconic last-minute winner.
