What if… Manchester City have their trophies taken away from them?

Manchester City have reportedly been found guilty on almost all charges regarding breaches of Premier League financial regulations, raising questions about potential punishments. Sanctions such as fines, points deductions, relegation, and the stripping of trophies have been mooted as possible outcomes. Manchester City won 26 trophies between 2011 and 2026, including eight Premier League titles.

If the league stripped City of those eight championships and awarded them retrospectively to runners-up, Manchester United, Liverpool, and Arsenal would gain additional league titles. The situation draws historical comparisons to Italy's 2006 Calciopoli scandal, where Juventus was stripped of a Serie A title that was subsequently awarded to Inter.