Manchester City's guilty verdict for serious breaches of the Premier League's financial rules has become a major topic in England's camp before Saturday's Nations League match against Croatia, manager Thomas Tuchel said. An independent commission found the club guilty of all charges covering nine seasons from 2009-10 to 2017-18, along with three of four charges related to failures to cooperate with the investigation. Manchester City, which has denied wrongdoing throughout the process, appealed the ruling on Friday in an effort to overturn the verdict and avoid potentially severe sanctions. Tuchel said England's players, including Manchester City midfielders Elliot Anderson and Marc Guehi, had discussed the case, although conversations with the club's players were brief. He also said he would not rule out selecting Manchester City players if the club were relegated from the Premier League. England are second in Group A3 with three points from two matches after losing 3-2 to Spain at Wembley and beating the Czech Republic 2-0 in Prague. The Croatia match will be played behind closed doors in Rijeka following crowd disturbances involving Croatia supporters during a Nations League quarter-final against France in March 2025. Tuchel said the three-day gap between matches had helped the staff manage high-output players such as Anderson and Gordon. Nico O'Reilly left the camp for treatment because of painful discomfort, while the rest of the squad completed training at a high level.