Manchester United have been dragged into legal action Man City are taking against the Premier League over 'discrimination', a report claims.
The two organisations are already set for a game-defining hearing later this year over the 115 rule breaches that City have been accused of by the Premier League. And it is claimed that top-flight clubs are concerned that success in this case could strengthen City's hand for that hearing. They deny all 115 charges.
The two-week hearing starting on Monday will have ramifications across the Premier League and ups the stakes between City and the league before the pair battle it out in their charges hearing later this year. The most serious allegations the Blues are defending themselves against in that matter relate to whether or not they provided genuine details of sponsorship deals.
If rules around related party transactions are now deemed unlawful, it could significantly strengthen City’s defence at the hearing later this year. City have denied any wrongdoing relating to the 115 charges.