Boos and bananas on day of defiance at Man City

Manchester City fans show defiance against Premier League financial rules

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Manchester City supporters booed the Premier League anthem at their first top-flight home game since being found guilty of breaching Premier League financial rules (BBC Sport).

The fans made their feelings clear in their chants, with tens of thousands inside Etihad Stadium chanting 'City, City, City' and singing 'You're going down with the City' to Ipswich's travelling support (BBC Sport).

City boss Enzo Maresca felt the air of defiance from the stands even before kick-off, describing the environment as 'very good' (BBC Sport).

The inflatables, a flashback to the late '80s, were visible in the away end at Liverpool last week but this was on a different scale, with the Etihad turned into a sea of yellow (BBC Sport).

The inflatables are a revival of a fan craze that began as a light-hearted joke and soon turned into one of the most memorable fan crazes in English football (BBC Sport).

City have appealed after being found guilty of charges relating to breaches of the Premier League's financial rules between the 2009-10 and 2017-18 seasons, and creating 'sham contracts' to inflate sponsorship deals by £830m (BBC Sport).