Scale of City’s punishment is the only story but Premier League must bear some responsibility | Barney Ronay

Khaldoon al-Mubarak has come out fighting against the guilty verdict, having escaped regulation for years Nothing is over, nothing is done. Or at least not judging by the bravura, balls-out confidence of Manchester City’s chair, Khaldoon al-Mubarak, who remains convinced the past three days of whiplash are simply the drumroll before the big reveal, prelude to some clinching piece of evidence that will swish away the initial finding of guilt on the Premier League’s 100-plus charges.