Pep Guardiola may stay at Manchester City longer should the club be found guilty of the 115 charges they face, according to reports. The Spaniard is out of contract at the Etihad next summer and he has so far remained coy about whether he would be willing to sign an extension.

Back in June, Manchester City took the Premier League to independent arbitration, claiming that the existing associated party transaction rules (APT) were unfair. This is a separate case to the 115 charges hanging over City — but could have important ramifications for its parent issue.

The Premier League has postponed a key meeting of its clubs - originally scheduled for Thursday - that was intended to decide how to respond to last week's verdict in the legal battle with Manchester City over rules governing commercial deals.

Premier League officials are working on a redrafted version of the laws following the results of Manchester City’s legal dispute.

A decision about rules that left both sides claiming victory revealed the broken reality of the world’s richest competition.