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Maresca says this situation is very different to the Calciopoli scandal and doesn't see many comparisons.

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Asked if the committee's findings had been published before he had joined whether he still would have, Maresca says "100%".

He says that's because he knows the club so well from before and that when he took the job he did not ask about the charges.

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Maresca is asked about team news. He says Erling Haaland is fine to play at Anfield.

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He says the club understand the seriousness of the situation, but again insists the focus is on City's next match.

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Maresca adds, "yes the noise is there but the players are relaxed.

"They are just thinking how they will beat Liverpool."

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Asked if he will be City manager no matter what, Maresca says he "won the Championship with Leicester, so if we go down to League One, we will see".

Manchester City

Asked what he would do if Manchester City were to lose their appeal, Maresca replies with "But what will we do if Manchester City win?"

Manchester City

Maresca says the players cannot avoid the situation. But he says his players are focused on winning games.

Manchester City

Asked if he would walk away if he found out he had been lied to, Maresca says he would like to speak about this situation when City win their appeal. He says he can't speak about much until then.

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Maresca says he last spoke to Pep Guardiola after the Manchester derby. So, before the international break.

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Maresca says he doesn't feel City's titles have been tainted.

"Absolutely not" he says when asked.

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Asked why he trusts the club he says it's because he trusts the people and that's why he joined the club.

Asked if he'd stay at the club if they were relegated he says there's no other club in the world he'd rather be at.

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Maresca says he understands why all the journalists are assembled today.

He says the only thing he can say is that there is an ongoing process and in this moment he completely trusts the club.

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Enzo Maresca is here.

Eoin Hempsall
BBC Sport

Plenty of questions expected from the assembled media but will there be any answers from Enzo Maresca on the Premier League charges? We will find out shortly

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Strong words from Adam there.

Manchester City have appealed.

In a short statement, the club said the commission's ruling contained "clear material errors, of law, principle and fact and is unsafe".

Asserting its innocence, the club added it had filed "a comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence [that] exists in support of all of its positions" on Thursday evening.

One section of the Premier League regulations says that an appeal hearing should conclude within 12 weeks of it being heard, and a decision communicated within 30 days of that.

Twelve weeks from last Thursday – when City say they lodged the appeal – would be 24 December.

Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler provided an update on the fitness of Lewis Dunk and Jack Hinshelwood: "Lewis will be back and Jack trained this week. With him we have to see, it already makes sense to take him into the squad because the next weeks will be busy and we have a lot of games. It is about managing the players and understanding who is really available but not risking anything.

"Overall, these two players are definitely available."

Mats Wieffer, Yankuba Minteh and Kaoru Mitoma are "getting closer but not fit yet" and "hopefully we will see them soon back in the squad".

Longer-term absentee Stefanos Tzimas is "doing well and progressing but it is still early" while Evan Ferguson is "similar where we have to wait some more weeks".

Yasin Ayari is fine and available after picking up an illness while on international duty.

Summer signing Femi Azeez did feature in a friendly during the break, but he will be a late decision following some "minor issues".

Hurzeler added he has no fresh injury issues to contend with from the extended international break.

Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler was asked about the guilty verdicts handed to Manchester City in relation to breaches of the Premier League's financial rules:

"I can't control anything from that. The only thing I can really focus on is our preperation, how we are doing, and therefore it is just a distraction that is not in our hands.

"Hopefully it will be dealt with but my topic and I have enough topics to mention."

What impact could waiting on the sanctions have?: "Let's see how it's going. What I heard is that there is still some ongoing processes so therefore it is really difficult to say anything now.

"If there is nothing clear we should really focus on ourselves and if there are results we can speak again."

Thanks Jeff.

We're all focused on Manchester City right now but there are other news conferences which are about to get going.

Let's start with Brighton...