Man City legal team pose for pre-match picture ahead of 115 charges legal battle

Paddy has assembled a title winning team of legal eagles to give Pep a hand

Paddy Power's Manchester City legal team

Manchester City kick off the biggest match-up of their 16-year history today…in the courtroom… and Paddy’s had a sneak peak at their all-star line-up.

Forget Erling Haaland, Kevin de Bruyne and Pep, this is the ultimate winning XI. Probably.

The finest legal minds a bottomless pit of cash can provide posed for a pre-game picture outside the in-no-way-financially-inflated-Etihad-Stadium.

Non-City fans are salivating over what draconian punishment could be handed down to the Premier League champions from points deductions, relegation to the North West Counties League, and even the potential of Guardiola working the ticket barriers at Old Trafford.

Frankly, no-one’s got a clue what will happen, other than Everton getting another points deduction for some reason.

New Paddy Power News tipster Joe Cole remains just as unsure as the rest of us, as you can see in the video below.

Despite Guardiola’s habit of tinkering on the big occasion, the club have opted for a solid formation of 11 legal eagles, ready to high press their way into court.

Coolness under pressure will be key and City are hopeful Lord Pannick won’t get into a…..well you know.

*Paddy Power’s football coverage is pure fantasy – don’t believe it for a second

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