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Aston Villa end Manchester City's perfect Premier League start

Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2–1 thanks to a brace from Nicolas Jackson, ending Enzo Maresca's record streak of seven wins in the first seven Premier League matches. Goalkeeper Dzion Suzuki made several dangerous saves, Haaland equalized, but Jackson scored the winner again.

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UK audit regulator opens review of Manchester City's accounts

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) confirmed that since 30 September it has been investigating accounting breaches at Manchester City, having taken over the case from ICAEW. A formal investigation has not yet begun. This follows the independent commission's verdict on breaches of Premier League financial rules, which the club is appealing.

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Haaland scores brace as Manchester City beat Ipswich; Liverpool grind down nine-man Brentford

In matchweek 7 of the Premier League, league-leading Manchester City beat Ipswich 3-2 thanks to an Erling Haaland brace and a goal from Phil Foden. Liverpool came from behind to beat Brentford 2-1, with the visitors finishing the match with nine men after red cards to Yarmolyuk and Yanelt. Chelsea also beat Everton 2-0, while Fulham beat Hull City 1-0.

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Manchester City after the Premier League verdict: fans back the UAE owners, while Prime Minister Burnham faces political problems

After Manchester City were found guilty on 114 financial charges by the Premier League, the club returned to the Etihad, where fans unanimously backed the Abu Dhabi owners. Meanwhile, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces growing scrutiny over his ties to the club and the UAE, including dinners with club chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak.

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Burnham twice dined with Manchester City chairman — records deleted from GMCA website, it emerged

Andy Burnham, while Mayor of Greater Manchester, twice attended hospitality dinners with Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak — in 2017 and 2018. These details were not included in GMCA's Monday statement about his meetings with the club, and the declarations register mentioning the dinners was removed from the GMCA website. Downing Street says this was declared hospitality at home matches, not separate meetings.

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