Pep Guardiola reserved judgement on the sanctions imposed on Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich but sympathises with Thomas Tuchel and his players.
The Manchester City manager is no stranger to being in a position of tackling off-field issues in public and Chelsea’s season is now dominated by Ambramovich’s suspension on doing business in the UK.
The Blues have been banned from selling tickets and merchandise, slapped with a transfer ban and limited to a £20,000 spend on away travel.
Guardiola spoke just hours after the Government’s announcement and refused to be drawn on any impact the developments may have on the Premier League.