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Man City fans accuse Premier League of 'airbrushing' club from online content after guilty verdict, pointing out two key examples in recent videos
Oct 08 2026 18:47 · By Jack Gaughan · 6 Reads
New Premier League videos posted online this week have provoked fury among Manchester City supporters with accusations that the club are being airbrushed from content.
City were found guilty of breaching financial rules across a nine-year period in a judgment revealed last Tuesday, with an appeal process already underway.
The league and City have both remained bullish about their positions, with Enzo Maresca’s side facing Liverpool on Sunday in their first match since the bombshell verdict.
City fans have been quick to notice an absence of their club in official Premier League content being posted in the wake of the guilty verdicts.
Two high-profile examples were highlighted this week, one on social media platform X and the other on YouTube.
A montage looking back on some of the league’s magic moments was soon followed by a clip of several legends waving emotional farewells to their clubs.
Man City fans are unhappy with what they see as the Premier League airbrushing them
The league uploaded ‘goals that sent the stadium into a frenzy’ on YouTube, covering 22 different memorable bits of drama and spanning 13 clubs – including Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United.
Michael Owen’s dramatic derby winner in 2009 was included, with Declan Rice’s first in an Arsenal shirt and teenager Rio Ngumoha netting a Liverpool winner at St James’ Park last season.
Vincent Kompany’s show-stopping long-range effort against Leicester City in 2019 was overlooked as well as the drama of Sergio Aguero’s 93rd-minute strike on the final day in 2012, arguably the most iconic moment in the competition’s history.
In a separate video, teary goodbyes from Steven Gerrard, John Terry, Mikel Arteta, Mohamed Salah, Wayne Rooney and Alan Shearer were combined, with the caption: ‘We’re not crying, you are.’
City supporters point to Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and John Stones having all left in emotional circumstances across the past two seasons. The Premier League declined to comment.