Ian Wright has received huge praise from football fans after he brought up the 'elephant in the room' when discussing Manchester City's 115 charges on Monday Night Football.
However, the Arsenal legend has been warned by some supporters that he won't be invited back onto the Sky Sports show after his debut appearance.
Wright was on MNF duty alongside Jamie Carragher as the pair analysed the weekend's matches and provided punditry on Chelsea's 3-2 win over Newcastle.
The pair discussed a wide range of topics before the match, including the rivalry between City boss Pep Guardiola and Liverpool counterpart Jurgen Klopp.
Ian Wright has been warned by fans he won't be invited back on Monday Night Football
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Sunday's 1-1 draw at Anfield is the final time the two legendary managers will face off in a Premier League match.
Wright was asked to assess the success both coaches have had in England but couldn't resist bringing up the financial charges City face.
The reigning champions were hit with 115 charges by the Premier League in February 2023, covering the period 2009-2018.
A date has been set for City's hearing but that has not been made known to the public.
Wright says he cannot discuss City without thinking about the charges looming over them.
He said: "We can't speak about City without speaking about the fact that there's 115 charges around them.
"The one thing I would like more than anything else is for that to be gone from City so that you can give the team and the manager the love that they deserve.
"Because when you speak about them, there's an elephant in the room. With this rivalry, you want to speak about them without saying 'yeah, but'.
"It's not fair on the players or the club so the sooner that's gone the better."
Wright largely got a positive response from fans on social media for his comments.
One wrote on X: "Wrighty showing Sky Sports and all other pundits the importance of calling this out."
While another posted: "Omg someone actually mentioned it!"
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Ian Wright made reference to Man City's 115 charges on Sky Sports on Monday
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But some supporters warned Wright he won't be invited back onto their flagship analysis programme.
One X user wrote: "And that's the last time Ian Wright will be on Monday night football."
While another put: "Safe to say Wrighty's not going back on there ever again."
A third posted: "That's Ian Wright never getting back on sky again."
Man City face 115 Premier League charges between the period 2009 and 2018
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Other fans continued to praise Wright for his comments on City.
One wrote: "Until the 115 FFP charges are dealt with and city are punished for it.. they won’t deserve no praise!"
While another put: "City shouldn’t touch another trophy until their name is cleared of all charges. Until then - everything has an asterisk next to it."
One more posted: "Ian Wright love it! Didn't call them cheats, worded it perfectly but we knew what he meant. It's sad that it took a Gooner to bring it up and not Carra who had plenty of opportunities to do it."
