"The independent commission has a lot of sanctioning options. There are heavy fines, there are points deductions, and at the extreme, expulsion from the Premier League.
"If City are to end up playing in the Championship, the only way they can get there is if they're given a very large points deduction, which means they are relegated on the field, if you like.
"If they're expelled from the Premier League, they're no longer a Premier League club. The independent panel cannot recommend what level they would rejoin the football pyramid at.
"It's written into the EFL laws that any club that wants to rejoin the EFL, which is a separate body from the Premier League, has to rejoin at League Two, unless there's a vote by the member clubs, because the EFL, like the Premier League, represents the member clubs.
"The clubs would have to have a vote on where they wanted Manchester City to rejoin the football pyramid. Would those clubs want them to rejoin in the Championship? Can you imagine the Championship clubs wanting Manchester City to be in there with them, with all of their power?