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Man City can force Premier League to answer question nobody is asking over 115 charges

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Manchester City are one week into the arbitration hearing into their Premier League charges and every time someone sneezes a new potential punishment is mooted.

They could be fined, or docked points, or relegated, or expelled, or made to play with their legs taped together, or forced to play their home games at Maine Road despite the fact it is now a housing estate.

If you've ever thought about it, it could well be happening to City before the end of the season. In all of this breathless and serious reporting, we haven't heard much about what could happen to the Premier League.

Which feels odd given City have insisted upon their innocence, have been cleared of a similar investigation by an actual sporting court before, and have employed a team of top lawyers to defend themselves against allegations that could hardly be more serious. READ MORE: Calm amid the chaos - Inside City's first week of 115 charges hearing ALSO READ: Kevin De Bruyne injury latest vs Arsenal as Pep Guardiola provides update Because if the independent panel is not convinced that the Premier League have the evidence for the most serious charges against City - and it is only the most serious charges that really matter here, victory cannot be claimed on non-cooperation alone - it cannot be business as usual for the world's most competitive league.

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