'We have to spread the love': Erling Haaland urges Man City to stick together

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]City[/a] face a severe points penalty or even expulsion from the Premier League after an independent commission found they used "sham" commercial contracts to inflate revenue and cut costs by over £900 million ($1.2 billion) between 2009 and 2018.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/haaland-erling/UmV9iQmE/"]Haaland[/a] did not join City until 2022 but it is the current squad that could bear the burden of any sanction.[/p][p]Premier League leaders City return to action for the first time since the guilty verdict was revealed at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] on Sunday.[/p][embed guid="cbfac7a7-21e4-4fbf-82c6-004ed0dbb505" url="https://x.com/ManCity/status/2108210996204666882" social-type="twitter" /][p]"[b]We have to stay positive, look ahead and try to win football games and try to enjoy the situation and win the game[/b]," Haaland told the club's website.[/p][p]"[b]We have to stick together, and we have to spread the love to each other[/b].[/p][p]"[b]So yeah, stick together, enjoy the ride and smile[/b]."[/p][p]Haaland signed a contract until 2034 last year, but his future is likely to depend on the severity of any sanction.[/p][p]The Norwegian has scored 169 goals in 205 games for the club and also shone in spearheading his country's run to the World Cup quarter-finals.[/p][image alt="Liverpool - City win probability" id="863fc72c-6c5d-424c-a0f2-04b29cf4f8d0" credit-line="Flashscore" hidden-attrs="alt, credit" guid="4d467b9f-ac00-4b6f-bbf0-8d9f95843084" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Europe's top teams would be lining up for the 26-year-old should City face dropping out of the Premier League or even a prolonged spell without Champions League football.[/p][p]"[b]I care a lot about City, I have to say[/b]," added Haaland.[/p][p]"[b]I care a lot about the fans because I’m a fan myself -- I feel with them as well[/b]."[/p]