Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham have taken legal action to ensure they can claim compensation should Manchester City be found guilty of committing serious breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules.
The group of four have formally registered their intent to seek damages from the four-in-a-row champions should they fail in their battle against the competition in an ongoing hearing.
City deny any wrongdoing and no verdict is expected from an independent commission into 115 charges until the new year. However, ahead of a deadline under the statute of limitations, which passed last week, the group acted to ensure they can sue should there be an opportunity to do so.