Jamie Redknapp told Sky Sports that everything indicates Manchester City got what they deserved, and new signings like Anderson and Buaddi are under immediate pressure.

This is a really significant moment in Premier League history, isn't it?

Well, I mean, it's devastating for the Premier League because, to be honest, I don't think there are any winners. You know, the Premier League, in a way, will feel like they've won the case, that they've been vindicated, or at least it certainly seems that way, pending Manchester City's appeal in the coming days, of course, but there are no winners. For Manchester City, it's damaged their brand; for the Premier League, it's damaged their brand; the fans are obviously the most important group in all of this, and it will affect them greatly. So there are really no winners.

It's devastating for the Premier League. We've always trusted this brand, that it's so genuine and so fair. And what Manchester City has done has damaged it to an extent I never thought possible. We used to always look at their transfer market operations: buying three full-backs in one transfer window, and we'd think, really? Is that possible? Are they allowed to do that? And we just sat back and thought, obviously, they have very smart people running this club, so it must be absolutely fine. But apparently not, and the consequences will be enormous. And you know, I've seen lawyers involved in court cases a few times in their lives, and I've seen how elite these people are. They obviously hired law firms to help them win this case, and they were still found guilty, with 114 out of 115 charges proven, which goes to show how much they got what they deserved. It's incredible. We'll see what the appeal brings, but things don't look good for Manchester City.

As we've been saying, Manchester City continues to deny these breaches, with their CEO Soriano calling the entire process a "Premier League conspiracy" in a video message to players and staff. If you were a Manchester City player receiving that message, would you trust him and the club?

Right now, you'd have to trust them, but you'd also certainly have a lot of questions, because the impact on this football club now extends far beyond the Premier League itself. There are also obviously the people running the club, and the people working behind the scenes. I remember being at the Manchester City match when Agüero scored that incredible goal, and I remember what Martin Tyler said: "You'll never see anything like this again." I think many Manchester City fans would wish they had never seen that moment, because when you talk to them, they might prefer to go back to those times when they were fighting to get back into the Championship. They won games then with a goalkeeper saving a winning penalty. All of this has left such a stain on everything they've done; it hurts everyone too much. I just feel that, unless they know something we don't, what else can they try to do now? The lawyers have reviewed it, and I'm sure they, as I said, hired the best lawyers to try and win this case. So what else can they bring now? What can this change, other than causing more harm to the Premier League?

Yes, you could drag this out for another three years, and then the only winners would be the lawyers. So, to a large extent, I think everyone involved, and I even think the fans, everyone associated with Manchester City, everyone who loves football, wants this to be resolved as quickly as possible, whether it's by expelling them from the Premier League or something else, because honestly, what good is a fine for a club? For a club the size of Manchester City, it's completely useless, so there's no point in going down that path.

If the appeal fails, what kind of punishment do you think would be appropriate? Your colleague Carragher believes the owners should no longer be in charge of the club. At this moment, I know we have to speculate about what kind of punishment might come, and even when it might come. What do you think would be fair?

Regarding his point, I completely understand, because if you look at these owners from a "fit and proper" perspective, they clearly don't know how to run a football club. All they've done is win at all costs, which is clearly devastating for everyone. The only thing I would say is that if you demand that the owners must leave the club, it must come with a precondition, because the precondition is: there are so many people in the club, they've spent money for so long, you know, there are 17-year-old academy players earning thirty or forty thousand pounds a week. Someone has to pay these bills; you can't just say they have to leave. So the precondition should be that they take care of this club, protect it for the next 15 years or however long it takes, because as I said, this club has become a behemoth in many ways, and this club is too big. The owners are too rich; you can't expect just anyone to come in with huge funds; they have to be billionaires to be able to finance all of this. And now, who would want to touch Manchester City? Who would want to own Manchester City with all of this surrounding it? So that's the problem.

So to say the owners must go—yes, I completely agree to some extent, but it must come with a precondition: they have to leave the funds and the legacy to sustain this club, and the owners and everyone involved must pay for it, for all these young players, the academy, for the people working at the club, to ensure it doesn't suddenly fall into complete financial collapse. So that's the precondition, but if the Premier League decides to do that, I would fully support it, because I think what they've done is a disgrace.

Do you think, if you were one of the Manchester City players, how would you view your career and the medals you've won? Would you feel they've been tarnished, or would you feel, "I stepped onto the pitch, and I still won those medals, I beat the opponents in front of me"?

I lean towards the latter, you know. Players will feel they deserve those trophies; they'll feel they did their best, because players will always be told everything is above board, don't worry about anything, it's all a conspiracy against us. I think they feel disappointed, and time will heal all of this, but if you look at other things that have happened in sports in the past, teams or individuals found to have done wrong don't end up well.

So, in a way, I don't think history will be too kind to them. When I even think about this in my head, how would I feel? As a player, it would be very disappointing, and with all of this happening, people like Kompany, Agüero, De Bruyne—absolute heroes who created so many incredible Premier League moments. So when we look back at Premier League history, and everything is replayed, and you're sitting at home, and there's a 2019 or some Premier League year, and then you see Manchester City, what impact will this have on our memories of it? Yes, because it's clearly going to come at such a huge cost, and what impact will this have on all those players and the fond memories those fans have? And for those who didn't win those trophies either.

And those rivals will also think, "That could have been us, that could have been Tony Pulis, Rooney." You mentioned it before, but nothing can bring that back. So retrospectively awarding medals to players, I don't think that works either. An open-top bus parade? It would never feel the same.

Speaking of Manchester City's next match, it's very important because it's the first match after the international break, away at Anfield against Liverpool. What impact could this have on both teams? This incident, Manchester City being found guilty—how will this affect both teams?

I think it will affect Manchester City, and of course Maresca, who might try his best to frame this as an "us against the world" mentality. He'll tell everyone "we haven't done anything wrong." Obviously, we'll see what happens on Friday; I think they'll try to turn it into a positive and make sure the team is ready.

One more thing: the amount of money they spent or were able to spend during this period is absolutely astronomical. Even in this transfer window, with Elliott Anderson and Buaddi, all of this hanging over them—it's quite scary when you think about it. You know, they've never really been affected in this regard. So, even if you relegate them, they might just fight their way back up. But I don't think Manchester City will ever be the same again.

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