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Pep Guardiola set to face a grilling on Man City's Premier League financial rule-break charges as he speaks for the first time since the threat of points deductions and EXPULSION emerged - and with club adamant they will fight it

Pep Guardiola is set to face one of the toughest press conferences of his managerial career, as he faces the media for the first time since Man City was charged with more than 100 financial rule breaches.

The Spaniard, would have been hoping for a comfortable meeting with the media, with only questions about his players and their upcoming Premier League clash with Aston Villa on Sunday.

But when he sits down to speak to the media at around 1.30pm, he is set to face a large raft of questions about the alleged breaches, and what it means for both the club and his future as manager.