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Boos and bananas on day of defiance at Man City

Saturday 17 October19:02 · 1h agoAI summary
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Manchester City fans booed the Premier League anthem and waved inflatable bananas as their team beat Ipswich Town to go six points clear, amid a financial rule-breaching appeal.

01Summary

  1. 01City fans booed the Premier League anthem before kick-off at Etihad Stadium in their first home game since being found guilty of breaching financial rules.
  2. 02Phil Foden scored on his return from suspension after a red card against Manchester United on 13 September.
  3. 03City boss Enzo Maresca became the first manager in Premier League history to win his first seven games in charge.
  4. 04The attendance was a record 60,817 at Etihad Stadium.
  5. 05City are appealing charges related to £830m of inflated sponsorship deals between 2009-10 and 2017-18.

02Why it matters

This shows how Manchester City fans are rallying behind the club during an off-field legal battle, while the team continues its perfect league start under new management.

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