Opinion: Manchester City aren’t the only ones with questions to answer

As we watch, read and listen to the unfolding of this story, predicted by Arsène Wenger with his warnings about “financial doping” , the wrath of the footballing world has concentrated on Manchester City and their owners.

But shouldn’t we be looking outside the box as well? The independent commission has found City guilty of serious financial rule breaches, although the club denies wrongdoing and has appealed the findings.

Why has this enquiry taken so long? Firstly, this enquiry has taken years to complete and its decisions to be published. According to the Premier League , the independent commission also found that City had repeatedly failed to cooperate with the investigation.