Steven Gerrard says he will be keeping an eye on whether the Premier League look to take further action against Man City following the ruling by UEFA that they will be banned from European competition for the next two years.
While nothing is concrete, there has been some speculation that Man City could be stripped of their Premier League title of 2013/4 which no Liverpool fan needs reminding of.
The Premier League have got a rule which allows retrospective action if severe breaches are seen to have taken place.
At this point of time, the period being looked at is between 2012-2016.
Gerrard was careful not to delve into the intricacies of the case, but naturally he was very interested.
The Daily Mail reported the club legend as saying:
“I read that myself this morning.
“We will wait and see. From a UEFA point of view, it is a real strong sentence or punishment.
“I’m sure they will appeal so we will wait and see what the outcome is on that.
“Then we will see whether the Premier League act from there.
"I will give you a comment once I know that the Premier League decide to do. But if you look at the severity of the punishment from UEFA, something has gone badly wrong.
“So I’m really interested to see the outcome of that.
“Until I get the punishment from the Premier League, I won’t comment.
“But I’m really, really interested in it… for obvious reasons.”
Gerrard said to this point, he sees Man City as the trophy holders for the 2013/4 season.
“It’s all ifs and buts. It is what it is. Manchester City were champions.
“As I sit here right now, congratulations to them.
“Until things develop, if they develop, it’s all ifs and buts. I’ve got nothing to say on the matter.
"All I say is I’m very interested because of the severity of what UEFA have put out there.”
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