Former Manchester City midfielder Rodri believes the club are innocent of any financial wrongdoing and will continue to trust them unless they are proved otherwise. He cited the club's previous clearance of financial fair play charges by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in 2020 as a reason for the confidence of the club's players. This case, in which City were initially given a two-year ban from European competitions by Uefa but were later cleared, has given Rodri and his former teammates confidence in the club's innocence. Rodri explained that they had faced something similar, with a similar judicial process, but a different accusation. He also mentioned that in the first instance, they were found guilty, but they believed in the club's innocence and were eventually acquitted.