‘Why always us?’, ‘When it’s other teams they let it slide’ – Many Man City fans react as ‘ridiculous’ news emerges

Manchester City have been charged with failing to ensure supporters refrained from improper conduct after the Premier League title-winning victory over Aston Villa in May.

City came from 2-0 down to stage a stunning comeback and seal the title on the final day, denying Liverpool their second Premier League. At full time, thousands of fans ran onto the Etihad Stadium pitch, with smoke flares let off and fans breaking the goalposts as they celebrated.

Now, the FA have confirmed that City have been charged for ‘failing to ensure that its spectators… conducted themselves in an orderly fashion’, citing threatening and/or violent behaviour during the pitch invasion.

An FA spokesperson said: “Manchester City FC has been charged with a break of FA Rule E20 following its Premier League fixture against Aston Villa FC on Sunday 22 May 2022.

“It is alleged that after the final whistle of this fixture Manchester City FC failed to ensure that its spectators – and all persons purporting to be its supporters or followers – conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and refrained from using threatening and/or violent behaviour whilst encroaching onto the pitch.

“Manchester City FC has until Thursday 25 August to provide a response to this charge.”

The news was shared on Twitter by City Xtra and it attracted plenty of attention from the club’s supporters.

“Why always us”
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“When it’s other teams they let it slide, anyway pay the fine, we’ll do it again in may”
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“That’s ridiculous 🤷 they won the league🏆 in spectacular fashion on the last day! Fans will act up one way or another”
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“Would do it again over and over and over again”
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“We’re gonna do it again when we win it this season”
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“Pay the fine twice, we doing it again in May 😂”
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“Oh no we’ve been fined for winning league how will we cope”
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“Reminder: MUFC fans had a game postponed in a fit of rage. No charge was issued”
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“Man united game was postponed because of protest but they where never charged with anything. Man City is been charged for pitch invasion”
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“I don’t see anything wrong with the pitch invasion but they are quite right to sanction us in regards to one of our fans assaulting Olsen. Whether we like them or not doesn’t mean we act in a manner like that I was just too happy about winning the league.”
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