Jesse Marsch makes Leeds United comparison as he calls for Man City relegation - ‘Are you kidding me?’

Former Leeds United boss Jesse Marsch has called for Manchester City to be relegated from the Premier League.

The American manager had an ill-fated spell in charge at Elland Road between 2022 and 2023.

The 52-year-old won 11 of his 37 matches in charge of the Peacocks, with a 29.73 per cent win rate.

He was ultimately sacked in February 2023, with Daniel Farke coming in that summer after Michael Skubala, Javi Gracia and Sam Allardyce.

He has now spoken out after City were found guilty by the Premier League of 114 charges breaching financial rules.

Now Canada boss, Marsch made a comparison with Leeds' situation at the time, when explaining his view.

Why is Jesse Marsch furious with the Manchester City situation?

The Whites were forced to sell the likes of Kalvin Phillips and Raphinha when Marsch was in the dugout.

Therefore, it is understandable that he is furious with the City situation going on at the moment, and that was the example raised.

Speaking to The Guardian, in an interview released on Sunday, he was scathing in his verdict.

He said: “I think Man City should be punished severely.

“I think they should have to go down, and by the way, everyone knew about it, everyone knew.

“That summer [2022], us and Man City were the only teams that said we made money.

“For us, we did make money, because we sold Raphinha, we sold Kalvin Phillips, we had a lot left over from what we bought.

“Whereas when Man City says this, I was literally like: ‘Are you kidding me? Is this some kind of joke?’

“When they said they got Erling Haaland for £52m, it’s like: ‘Yeah, OK, sure.’

“So, I knew there were inconsistencies in it, but what can you do? You just put your arms in the air and go, ‘this is football’.”

That is a damning assessment of the charges from the ex-Whites manager, and many supporters will agree.

Can Leeds get compensation from City?

Leeds fans will resonate with Marsch this time around, with a very rare occasion.

They have had to sell Phillips, Raphinha and Archie Gray to stay afloat, all while City had a blatant disregard for the rules that the Whites were following.

Leeds reached an out of court settlement with Everton a year ago, due to the Merseyside club's Profit and Sustainability rule breaches in the 2021-22 season.

The Whites claimed that the Toffees' breaches helped them finish above them that season, but did not feel it was strong enough to go to court unlike Burnley, who dropped down to the Championship that season.

That could set the example for other clubs to follow suit in the near future, and try to take City to court or agree a settlement.

Leeds will not be able to claim that City's charges affected their relegations in the 2023-24 campaign though, as the charges only go up to 2018.

So their compensation avenues may well prove difficult, given that the Manchester side's breaches do not stretch to the current day.

One thing for sure, this mess is only just getting started.