Erling Haaland to Arsenal? Would Marc Guehi finally end up at rivals Liverpool? And what would happen to £125m man Enzo Fernandez? Where stars might land in a Man City fire sale

Amid the gleeful aftermath of Manchester City’s guilty verdict among rival supporters, a piece of AI slop did the rounds on social media that showed Erling Haaland, or at least something supposed to look like Erling Haaland, trudging across a boggy pitch. ‘Boss, what the hell is this place?’ the AI Haaland asks before tripping through a muddy puddle, cartwheeling in the air and landing flat on his face.

The prospect of City’s star names being forced to run out at Bromley or Barnet should the eight-time Premier League champions be sent hurtling down the divisions as punishment for their flouting of financial rules is almost too much for their rivals to bear.

City will lodge an appeal but if the verdict stands, all manner of punishments remain on the table, including points deductions that would certainly see City relegated from the top flight, or even expulsion, raising the possibility of the club tumbling into Leagues One or Two.

Should that be the case, it remains hard to see how they will be able to keep hold of their star players on huge wages, even though it is believed no relegation clauses are in their contracts that would make their exits easier.

If there is to be a fire sale, then, Daily Mail Sport wonders which Premier League clubs might be the perfect bargain hunters for their wares...