Some of Manchester City’s biggest rivals have lodged legal notices reserving their right to seek compensation following football’s ‘trial of the century’ into more than 100 alleged rule breaches.

Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham have all signalled their intent to pursue compensation if Manchester City is found guilty of serious financial breaches in its high-profile case aga

Ruben Dias has told Manchester City’s rivals to ‘doubt’ them and claimed the league’s top sides want to ‘take us down’. The Blues have suffered four defeats in a row in all competitions and have fallen five points behind leaders Liverpool.