Manchester City have accused the Premier League of being “misleading” following the fallout from a ruling on the league’s regulations on Associated Party Transactions (APT). In a letter sent to the other 19 teams and the Premier League,

Manchester City have accused the Premier League of “misleading” clubs over a legal judgement concerning top-flight rules on commercial deals.City wrote to the other 19 clubs and the league on Monday night to challenge the league’s interpretation of the outcome and the four-in-a-row champions insisted their position was that all the associated party transaction (APT) rules were now void.

Manchester City succeeded in challenging the legality of associated party transaction rules but the Premier League has proved it needs to keep an APT system in place.