Premier League delivered a PR masterclass - they'll do it again if Man City win 115 charges case

A glance at the national back pages this morning - as many people will do on the newspaper stands - will see the major, ground breaking, dynamic-shifting football news from Monday morning.

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There was an even split between the news that United are looking at Thomas Tuchel to replace their beleaguered manager, and the fact that the biggest, most powerful league in the world has acted unlawfully, discriminatory, and against UK competition law. Manchester City will be taking note.

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The long-awaited verdict into City's legal challenge was published on Monday, revealing that City had proven that the Premier League's Associated Party Transaction rules were unlawful. In a damning verdict against the league, various other condemnations were given by the respected judges overseeing the tribunal, including that the Premier League abused its dominant position, that the APT rules were discriminatory, and that the rules were structurally unfair when introduced in 2021.

City - and other clubs - can now claim from the Premier League for damages, and City's argument also opened up a 'civil war' in the top flight by proving director loans with little or no interest should be treated in a similar way to APTs - that could put clubs like Arsenal and Brighton at risk as they were named as beneficiaries of such loans.

A damning verdict of that extent should be the headline news for days, with the league universally condemned for its wrongdoing. It is arguably the biggest 'non football' scandal in Premier