Maresca 'trusts the club completely' as Haaland urges City to unite

📰 Enzo Maresca and Erling Haaland both struck a defiant note in their first comments since Manchester City's guilty verdict. 📌 Key points 🎙️ Maresca says he "completely" trusts the club as it appeals the verdict. 😌 He described himself as "very calm" personally. ⚽ He says the players are ignoring the noise and focusing on football. 🤝 Haaland urged the club to "stick together" and "stay positive". 🏟️ City return to league action at Anfield against Liverpool on 11 October. 📝 What happened 🎙️ Maresca spoke to the club's in-house media on 8 October, his first interview since the verdict. "The club has been quite clear. We trust completely the club," he said. His first news conference with reporters is due on Friday morning. ⚽ "They know what we can control is the football side," he added, saying the players are excited for the next two games. City host Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League three days after the Liverpool trip. 🤝 Speaking to club media and Sky Sports, Haaland said: "We have to stick together. We have to stay with each other, and we have to stay positive." He added that he cares a lot about the fans because he is a fan himself. Haaland, who asked to come off while on Norway duty, was pictured arriving for training on Thursday. 🔎 An independent commission found City guilty of using commercial deals to inflate revenues between 2009-10 and 2017-18. The club have appealed, saying the judgment contains clear material errors. 📊 By the numbers • City's league record: five wins from five, top of the table • Liverpool v City: 11 October at Anfield • Phil Foden: serving the last game of a three-match ban • Revenue inflated, per the commission: about £830m (Sky Sports) 🔭 Why it matters City's first game since the verdict is a trip to unbeaten Liverpool. With the head coach and star striker both preaching focus, the result at Anfield will be the first real test of the mood inside the club. Paris Saint-Germain follow on 14 October.