Mikel Arteta’s side haven’t won the Premier League title for 20 years (Picture: Getty)
Arsenal fans have taken to social media to demand that the Premier League title is awarded to them ‘retrospectively’ amid Manchester City’s 115 charges.
The Gunners narrowly missed out on the top-flight title on the last day of the season, suffering a painful runner-up finish for the second campaign in a row.
Arsenal fans are still processing the 2023-24 campaign – for which they had high hopes – and some are clearly frustrated after only winning the Community Shield.
They have decided to take aim at City, who are soon set for a hearing over their 115 alleged breaches of Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules, with the Premier League champions strongly denying any wrongdoing.
‘Would you accept a retrospectively awarded title?’ Arsenal fan @ntbnz asked on Reddit on Thursday.
A second Arsenal supporter, @imtravelingalone, said: ‘I’d accept it because we did earn it.
‘We played better football than anyone else this season, the stats prove that. We beat the fraudulent football robots themselves multiple times and took far more points off the ‘Big 6’ than anyone else.
Man City have lifted six of the last seven Premier League trophies (Picture: Getty)
‘The players deserve the recognition; losing by two points feels like a cruel, undeserved punishment on them and it would be nice to see that made right.
‘That being said, I wouldn’t be going around shouting from the rooftop that we won league and expecting huge celebrations, and I’d expect the team to fight just as hard as they’ve all said they will to win it on the pitch in 24/25.’
A third Arsenal fan, @hungry_sabretooth, added: ‘Yes [I would accept a retrospectively awarded title]. It’s typically what happens in most sports when doping is caught.
Man City’s 115 alleged breaches explained
54 alleged breaches for failure to provide accurate and up-to-date financial information from 2009-10 to, and including, 2017-18.
14 alleged breaches for failure to provide accurate financial reports for player and manager compensation from 2009-10 to, and including, 2017-18.
5 alleged breaches for failure to comply with UEFA’s regulations, including UEFA’s Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations.
7 alleged breaches of the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability regulations from 2015-16 to, and including, 2017-18.
35 alleged breaches for failure to cooperate with Premier League investigations from December 2018 to present.
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‘But there would have to be a very heavy book thrown at City alongside that. How much money have various clubs finishing 5th lost from no UCL?
‘I’d want them relegated and with a European ban and transfer ban for at least 2-3 seasons. Take a leaf out of the Serie A book.
‘If they’re found guilty the punishment needs to be harsh enough that they haven’t come out on top at the end of it, otherwise it’s no deterrent.’
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