'None of the companies we own' - Gary Neville aims dig at Man City over 115 financial charges

Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville has aimed a subtle dig at Manchester City's owners for using their businesses to sponsor the club.

It was a historic campaign for the Blues in 2022/23 as Pep Guardiola led his team to their first Champions League. City added another Premier League and FA Cup to their trophy room as they underlined their dominance in European football.

Such achievements were reflected in their revenue results released in November as City posted whopping figures of £712.8m. Income of this amount puts them in the same bracket as Real Madrid who posted revenue of approximately £720m for the same period.

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But in The Overlap Fan Debate episode, brought to you by Sky Bet, Jamie Carragher cast doubt on those numbers posted by the Blues during a debate over City's charges. He said: "When you see Manchester City say they’re bringing in more commercial revenue than anyone in the world, that is ridiculous – that can’t be right.

"I’m not having a go at the club, but other fans will be like: ‘Come on’. Real Madrid won 14 European Cups – you can’t bring in more revenue than them!"

The Blues gain a proportion of their income from the sponsorship of Etihad Airways, which is owned by Sheikh Mansour. The question was then posed to Neville whether using your business contacts to gain more money should be frowned upon by the Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations.

However, Neville, who co-owns Salford City in League Two, took aim over the amount of money City make through sponsors linked with their owners, which he insists he would not do for The