Everything you need to know about Rangers and Man City parallels – and one key difference

Manchester City's potential demotion after being found guilty of 114 financial breaches has drawn public comparisons to Rangers' 2012 crisis, but key differences exist. Record Sport highlights that while critics call for City to be relegated to EFL League Two, Rangers' drop to the Scottish fourth tier resulted from corporate insolvency rather than a direct demotion sanction.

Rangers entered liquidation in 2012 over unpaid tax debts, forcing a new company to apply for league entry. A Scottish Premier League commission fined the old company £250,000 but did not strip titles after finding no unfair competitive advantage. Conversely, City have appealed their ruling regarding alleged disguised funding.