'Man City must be punished - but here's why they should not lose their titles'

It remains unclear when City will learn their punishment, but a number of potential options have been floated, including enforced relegation as far as the National League, heavy fines, points deductions and, of course, the voiding of their titles.Redknapp himself was slighted by City, saying he twice missed out on Champions League qualification by a single place while managing Tottenham in the period of City’s offences.While he wants to see City properly punished for their infringements, the ex-West Ham and Portsmouth boss feels stripping City of their titles would set a dangerous precedent and damage the Premier League’s brand beyond repair.Harry Redknapp wants to see Man City ‘hit hard’Getty ImagesHe wrote in a column for The Sun: “Tottenham fans will not be alone in feeling that they were, in some way, cheated across those seasons.“Champions League football over those two years could have changed so much for Spurs but I have no interest in the Premier League going back and deducting points from those seasons or deducting titles from City.“This whole process has been one almighty, drawn-out mess, but we are still a long way off from it being finished.“Just imagine the can of worms we would be opening if the suits were to start going back and altering league tables which have long been finalised. Where do you start, and where do you draw the line? Not only are the clubs at the top impacted by titles, Champions League places and huge revenue missed out on – but those at the bottom will all have claims, too.”City could also be hit with a transfer ban as punishment for their financial troubles, an eventuality by which Redknapp is tempted.Read MoreHe went on: “Opening up all those previous seasons would do incredible damage to a league which is the envy of the world.“City obviously need to be punished, to be made an example of, but it makes much more sense for everyone involved if those penalties cover the years to come.“They should be hit hard when all is said and done but, as wronged as we all might feel by what happened, it would be madness to go back and start messing with results from the past.”