“We'll see you in court, we'll see you in court. F--- off UEFA, we'll see you in court!" the Manchester City fans sang on Wednesday night, because no sentiment is ever truer than when bawled angrily to the tune of Sloop John B. And if that’s how they respond during a routine win over West Ham, get ready for the atmosphere in four weeks’ time when City hosts Real Madrid in the Champions League.
In the six days since UEFA announced that Man City would be banned from the Champions League for two years, for breaches of Financial Fair Play regulations and for refusal to cooperate into an investigation into those alleged breaches, the mood has been characterized by fury.