PEP KEEPS QUIET.. FOR TIME BEING

PEP GUARDIOLA has vowed to hit back at the Manchester City haters when the time is right.

- By Jeremy Cross

The English champions have found themselves under fire from UEFA and the Premier League in the last few seasons among others. Both have taken the club to court over allegations they broke spending rules, and just this week La Liga president Javier Tebas launched a blistering attack on City, accusing them of an 'Enron-style' financial deception.

Tebas claims the Etihad club had "hidden losses" that would have impacted their Financial Fair Play status, concealed in related Abu Dhabi-owned companies.