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A senior Manchester City figure reportedly left club chiefs in astonishment at the end of the Premier League's shareholders meeting this week.

According to a report by The Times, Simon Cliff, City's legal chief, appeared to question some clubs' motives in recent votes.

The report goes on to claim that although Cliff did not name any clubs, he told the Premier League's chairwoman, Alison Brittain, that he wanted the intervention noted in the minutes.



It is further claimed Cliff's comments dominated the conversation between club executives once the meeting ended and they were filed under the 'any other business' section of the agenda.

Cliff's remarks come at a time when clubs still await the outcome of City's legal case with the Premier League.

The Etihad Stadium club were charged with 115 alleged breaches of top-flight financial rules in February 2023, but have always denied the charges and an outcome is expected anytime soon.

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Asked for an update on Friday, City's manager Pep Guardiola said: "No, no.

or three more weeks or four more weeks."

Speaking at the Financial Times' Business of Football Summit last month, Premier League CEO Richard Masters was asked to address the elephant in the room and explain when City are likely to discover their fate.

I can't," he said.

"I mean, the disciplinary panel has heard the case - and they must be left alone now to consider their decision and given the time and space to be able to do that.
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