Absolutely elite tier "thoughts and prayers" from a captain who jumped the sinking ship and is watching it burn from a safe distance.
They will appeal, although in a fair and just world that would not accomplish anything. But realistically it could drag on for three more years or so. And for the moment I'm still putting Man City firmly in the Trump Tier of "I'll believe they'll face actual consequences for anything only on the day it happens, and not one second sooner".