Imagine this: the final whistle blows on a chaotic Premier League season. Manchester City, found guilty on multiple charges of financial irregularities, face a points deduction so severe it sends them plummeting into the Championship. For Arsenal fans, it's a moment of poetic justice. But there's a twist—one that might make even the most dedicated Gooner pause.

This is pure football fantasy, of course, but it raises a hilarious and genuinely tough question. If City's punishment came down this season, and it was enough to relegate them, the ripple effects could save a team many Arsenal supporters love to hate: Tottenham Hotspur.

Let's break it down. With only three relegation spots and just one point separating Spurs in 17th from West Ham in 18th with three games left, a late City points deduction would push every team below them up a place. Suddenly, Tottenham—Arsenal's bitter north London rivals—could be spared the drop. It's a scenario that blends schadenfreude with moral victory, and it's dividing the fanbase.

Some fans have even joked that penalty points should carry over season to season, forcing clubs to "earn them back." If City were docked six points per charge across all 115 counts, that's a staggering 690-point deduction—enough to keep them buried for years. While that's pure fantasy, it highlights the frustration many feel about the ongoing investigation.

So here's the dilemma: Would you rather see Manchester City finally face the music with a catastrophic points deduction that sends them to the Championship, even if it means Tottenham survive through no merit of their own? Or would you prefer to watch Spurs get relegated through their own failures, while City somehow escape immediate punishment?

For many Gooners, it's a genuinely difficult choice. Watching Spurs drop into the Championship would be delicious—a season-long joke turned into reality. Yet seeing City finally held accountable for their alleged financial breaches would feel like a moment of justice for the entire league. It's the kind of hypothetical that keeps football fans arguing long after the final whistle.

In this bizarre twist of fate, Arsenal could end up saving their greatest rivals. And that, for any fan, is a thought worth pondering—maybe even laughing about.