Man City Fans Boo Premier League Anthem, Display Lawyer’s Banner During Villa Game

• Manchester City during the week were hit by 115 charges of FFP breaches by the Premier League
• The club maintain its innocence while further investigation will be done by independent judicial panel
• In their first game since the charges fans of the club have expressed their grievances at the league

Manchester City during the week were made aware of 115 charges of breaches of Premier League's Financial Fair Play regulations levied against the club.

The Abu Dhabi-backed club responded by maintaining innocence and accused other Premier League clubs of jealousy for pushing that they are stripped of their titles and ejected from the league if found guilty.

Ahead of setting up an independent judicial panel to carry out another round of investigation on the matter, the club have hired experienced lawyer David Pannick, who would reportedly receive £400,000 per week to work on the case.

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City fans boo Premier League anthem

Pep Guardiola spent most of his press conferences during the week ahead of the game against Aston Villa answering questions relating to the charges. He pledged his loyalty to the club despite the charges as reported by SuperSport.

The fans of the club made their displeasure towards the Premier League known by booing the league's anthem during the formalities ahead of the kick-off of their match at the Etihad Stadium in a video recirculated on Twitter by Sport Bible.

As spotted by Sport Bible, the fans also displayed a banner for the lawyer, Lord Pannick of Blackstone Chambers, who charges £5,000 per hour as reported by Reuters. The inscription on the banner reads 'Pannick on the streets of London'.

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The Citizens took an early lead through Spanish midfielder Rodri and had a penalty appeal by Jack Grealish waved away early on in the match.

Guardiola aims dig at Gerrard

Pep Guardiola and Manchester City fans, both ultras and social media fans have been throwing shots at rivals since the charges were announced, warning others to be careful as it could be their turn.

Many have called for City to be stripped of their titles, with Liverpool claiming to be the biggest beneficiary with three titles. As reported by Sports Brief, Guardiola has reminded them they lost the 2013/14 title because of Steven Gerrard's slip against Chelsea.

The 2-0 loss to Chelsea in 2014 handed City the title under Manuel Pellegrini, an incident that continued to haunt the Merseyside club.