Despite 2009 being marked as the start of City’s alleged rule-breaching, the six-year period for legal claims – included in the 1980 Limitation Act – means that said claims can be lodged when details of the alleged breaches were first revealed to the public eye.

For once Pep Guardiola is making the wrong kind of history. For the first time in his managerial career it is four defeats on the spin for the 12-time league winner. Five points off the Premier League summit,

Manchester City’s Ballon d’Or winner Rodri has looked towards the future of the club beyond Pep Guardiola, making an admission over the Catalan’s exit date.The 53-year-old remains in the final