Five reasons Manchester City could be punished for 115 charges amid relegation concern

The hearing into Manchester City's 115 alleged breaches got underway on Monday and could go on for a number of weeks.

With this being an unprecedented case, if the club are found guilty, the potential punishment could be harsh or even unlimited. Relegation, the striping of titles, transfer embargoes and points deductions could all be a possibility.

However, it remains business as usual for Pep Guardiola and Co, with the City boss determined to not let this get to his team. "No, we have been talking about that for three or four years," Guardiola himself said earlier this season when asked about the possible effect on his squad. "We know it is going to happen, we accept it and focus on our matches."

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With that said, MEN Sport has taken a look at the alleged breaches that fall into five individual groups.

Group 1 (50 breaches) - Acting in Good Faith

These concern the obligation to provide “in the utmost good faith”, accurate financial information that provides a true and fair view of City’s finances. There is distinct importance on the reporting of revenue (especially sponsorship revenue) which City received, in addition to operating costs and related parties, or as the PL Handbook uses the ‘Associated Party Transaction’. The PL Handbook defines this as means, in respect of any Club, a Transaction of £500,000 or more, that is, whether directly or indirectly, between:

(a) a Club and an Associated Party;

(b) a Player registered to the Club and an Associated Party of that Club; or

(c) a Manager or Senior Official of the Club and