Micah Richards has defended Manchester City after his former club were handed a ban from European football from UEFA which sees the club's future grow uncertain.
The Premier League champions discovered last Friday that they would miss the next two Champions League competitions after the football governing body found the club had breached Financial Fair Play rules.
City have expressed their intention to appeal the ruling, with the case being taken to the Court of Arbitration for Sport with club chiefs hoping to have the decision overturned.
And Richards, who spent ten years with City from 2005 to 2015, has launched a staunch defence of his former club over the ruling.