Manchester United great Gary Neville criticises Champions League changes

Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville has accused American owners of trying to change the landscape of English football that will enable the 'Big-Six' to pull further clear in their domination.

Just over a year on from the dramatic emergence and collapse of the European Super League, Neville has opened up on the problems that English football as a whole is beginning to face. The restructure of the Champions League from 2024 onwards is set to reward the Premier League's biggest clubs, even if they have a difficult season domestically.

Neville, who has often spoken passionately about English football retaining its current structure, where anyone can be relegated or promoted, has criticised American owners for purchasing English clubs and trying to go against the English ethos. The Super League would have seen the 'Big-Six' rewarded, even if they had failed, with no relegation set to be a factor of it.

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But with the plan to change the landscape of the Champions League in two years' time set to further reward the big clubs, Neville has called on the Premier League's 14 other clubs to fight it every step of the way. Arsenal, Liverpool and United are all currently owned by Americans and Chelsea could soon join them on that list.

Neville told Sky Sports : "What the top-six are trying to do with the Champions League money from UEFA, by trying to fix that in, we need to act. I am absolutely convinced that football must act today, because it will go too far away when that top-six is set in stone.

"One of my clubs is in the top-six and in terms of revenue we're in the top three in the world. But I want them to be challenged -