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title: "Manchester City: Fans slam Arsene Wenger for apparent U-turn on Financial Fair Play"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/man-city-fans-slam-arsene-wenger-ffp-comments/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Liam Togher"
section: "Manchester City Football Club"
published: "2020-05-22T13:00:23Z"
modified: "2020-05-22T13:00:23Z"
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# Manchester City: Fans slam Arsene Wenger for apparent U-turn on Financial Fair Play

**A number of Manchester City fans have hit out at former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger over his latest comments on football’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules.**

In an interview with French media outlet [L’Equipe](https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Article/Mercato-salary-cap-fair-play-financier-arsene-wenger-donne-son-avis/1135708) \[via [Chronicle Live](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/arsene-wenger-ffp-rules-fifa-18283176)\], the [three-time Premier League-winning coach](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/arsene-wenger/erfolge/trainer/280) and current head of football development at FIFA called for FFP rules to be relaxed in order to facilitate ’emerging clubs’ from breaking into the elite of the European game.

In comments that were later shared on Twitter via [@City\_Chief](https://twitter.com/City_Chief/status/1263582908595310592), the Frenchman said: “The clubs that dominate Europe today are those that were built and made investments during an era where FFP did not exist. FFP prevents emerging clubs who want to invest from doing so. That is not normal.”

> 🗣| Arsène Wenger on FFP:
>
> "Clubs that dominate Europe today are those that were built and made investments during an era where FFP did not exist. FFP prevents emerging clubs who want to invest from doing so. That is not normal." [pic.twitter.com/I2G5gQucXe](https://t.co/I2G5gQucXe)
>
> — City Chief (@City\_Chief) [May 21, 2020](https://x.com/City_Chief/status/1263582908595310592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Wenger’s latest remarks appear to represent a significant U-turn from comments he made in February after Manchester City were [handed a two-year ban from UEFA competitions](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11679/11934337/manchester-citys-two-year-european-ban-explained) for “serious breaches” of FFP regulations.

At that time, the 70-year-old expressed a lack of sympathy for the Premier League champions over their punishment, saying: “The rules are what they are and you have to respect them. People who are caught trying to get around the rules in more or less legal ways have to be punished, if it is proven that this has been done on purpose.” \[via [The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news/man-city-champions-league-ban-arsene-wenger-arsenal-no-sympathy-uefa-rules-a9340376.html)\]

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These Manchester City fans on Twitter were not impressed with the ex-Arsenal manager over his latest FFP remarks, with some branding him a “hypocrite”:

> The hypocrite is at it again, must be the old age 🥴 [https://t.co/Ua4WPjbSGP](https://t.co/Ua4WPjbSGP) [pic.twitter.com/2C5G6UzXuI](https://t.co/2C5G6UzXuI)
>
> — Ryan (@bernardooooV3) [May 21, 2020](https://x.com/bernardooooV3/status/1263595784529825795?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Changed his tune, has Arsene. Maybe looking to get a new job post lockdown… [https://t.co/zSy9NHh69e](https://t.co/zSy9NHh69e)
>
> — Paul Hartley (@mrpaulkhartley) [May 21, 2020](https://twitter.com/mrpaulkhartley/status/1263587046037151745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Err, sorry Arsene, but how many times did you criticise [@ManCity](https://twitter.com/ManCity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) stating FFP?
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> — David Williams (@daw65) [May 21, 2020](https://twitter.com/daw65/status/1263591909273948161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Hypocrite
>
> — MMA Canelo (@gabrieljesuzs) [May 21, 2020](https://twitter.com/gabrieljesuzs/status/1263615216518135808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> He’s changed his tune
>
> — Dean McMillan (@DeanMcMillan12) [May 21, 2020](https://twitter.com/DeanMcMillan12/status/1263598226126581760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Didn’t he support ffp earlier that hypocrite?
>
> — Mohad (@mohamedamiin2) [May 21, 2020](https://twitter.com/mohamedamiin2/status/1263583698210840576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***Man City fans, what did you make of Wenger’s latest remarks about FFP? Share your views in the comments section below!***