Gary Neville has called upon Manchester City to speed up their legal challenge against the 115 charges brought by the Premier League in order to prevent their reputation from being tainted.
City were charged with alleged financial malpractice back in February and punishment could mean expulsion from the Premier League. The champions deny any wrongdoing and have launched a legal challenge to try and clear their name.
But experts believe the process could take several years due to the complexity of the allegations, which date back to 2009/10. Neville believes it is in everybody’s interest to accelerate the proceedings because otherwise, the allegations will continue to hang over Pep Guardiola, who has won the title in five of the past six seasons.