Liverpool may yet find itself in the reckoning for the Premier League title, depending on any punishments for Manchester City, but one former Red feels the damage may have already been done

Former Liverpool defender Glen Johnson has warned the Premier League it faces an “admin car crash” over its potential punishments for Manchester City.

No sanctions have yet been handed down to City after it was found guilty of the majority of charges levied against it by the league, including all of the financial breaches that made up part of the 115 charges.

City maintains its innocence and has launched an appeal, but there have already been calls for it to be stripped of its titles, and to be expelled from the Premier League, although there is no clear indication yet of when any potential sanctions could be handed down.

In the meantime, Enzo Maresca’s current side leads the way in this season’s title race, having won all seven of its league games so far. Liverpool is among the sides to have dropped points to it, having been defeated 3-0 at Anfield.

Although the Reds could potentially be in the picture for this season’s title, pending any punishments for City, Johnson - who missed out on a title himself after finishing second to City with Liverpool in 2014 - is worried the damage may have already been done to them and other sides.

“The reality is that the teams that are losing to Man City now will never get the points back,” Johnson told PariuriX.com. “I would be very surprised if they got them back, because that can open a can of worms.

“Obviously, I don't remember where every team finished in the season we should have won it, but there might have been a team who got relegated by one point and lost twice to Man City and it can be the same this season, so everybody will be affected now.

“To give teams their points back after the season would be so hard to calculate and in the end it would just be an admin car crash.”

Not only that, but Johnson feels the reputation of the league may have been damaged, with the former defender admitting he doesn’t want to watch City anymore.

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“I think the matches against Man City will lose their value in terms of the interest from the people. The teams and the clubs will want to beat Man City more than ever now, but for the fans Man City used to be a team you wanted to watch.

“To be fair, the players are still someone you would want to watch, but people will turn their back on the club because of what they have been doing. I don't care about watching their games anymore. Like, I don't care. It's just not the same.

“Obviously, they are still a fantastic side and it is not the players' fault, but it is not a team you want to watch anymore. I really don't care. I can imagine a lot of fans are feeling the same way.”