Arteta's conscience clear over Man City charges

Mikel Arteta says his conscience is clear over Manchester City's rule breaches during a period when he was assistant manager at the club. Mikel Arteta says his conscience is clear over Manchester City's Premier League rule breaches during a period when he was assistant manager at the club. The Arsenal boss worked under Pep Guardiola between 2016 and 2019, which overlapped with the nine seasons during which City have been found to have broken rules and disguised secret funding of more than £830m. In his first news conference since the ruling – which the club has appealed – Arteta attempted to bat away questions, saying he wanted to "respect" the ongoing process.

However, towards the end of more than half an hour of questioning, he was asked: "You were at City for three and a half years, is your conscience clear? You had a senior position there, is your conscience clear?" His answer was one word, but it was arguably the most revealing part of the whole interaction. It was the only occasion where the Spaniard did not in some way revert to his messaging about not giving opinions on the case until such a time as there is a resolution. Arteta was at no point combative, but it was clear he arrived at Arsenal's training ground with a response