According to the Manchester Evening News, Manchester City has been found guilty of 114 of the 115 Premier League financial rules violations, and former financial consultant Stefan Borson believes the club's chances of a successful appeal are low.

On Friday, it emerged that the Premier League had upheld all but one of the 115 charges previously brought against Manchester City. Manchester City is expected to appeal the decision. The club could face sanctions ranging from points deductions to expulsion from the Premier League, with final sanctions still pending.

Borson stated that Manchester City could be in "serious trouble" and that the club could face "severe" sanctions if its appeal fails. In an interview with talkSPORT, he said: "Anything is possible. A storm is about to break because this matter will drag on for weeks. Manchester City will struggle to respond to or manage the fallout from all of this, and we haven't yet seen the details of the judgment".

Borson added that the independent commission's detailed written judgment should be released shortly, at which point those involved and the club could face further scrutiny. The sanctioning process will take place in private.

He said: "Manchester City denied all the charges from start to finish, and both sides have probably spent over £100 million on this process, but Manchester City was ultimately found guilty of almost all the violations. Now they are in extremely serious trouble".

Regarding the appeal, Borson stated: "An appeal based on the facts is highly unlikely to succeed. Since Manchester City was found guilty of almost all the charges, the judgment will likely severely criticize the club's conduct and that of the individuals involved, as well as their credibility during the hearing. It will be difficult for them to overcome these issues once the judgment is published".

Borson believes the appeals body will not conduct a complete re-examination of the entire case, will not retake witness testimony, and will not review all the documents, making it very difficult for Manchester City to overturn the factual findings. He also stated that Manchester City could challenge the process and panel for bias, and raise procedural objections regarding the lengthy delay in publishing the judgment, but the likelihood of these arguments succeeding is also low. Manchester City may ultimately have to accept severe sanctions.

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