'You will not like the answer' - Gary Neville and Jurgen Klopp have made Man City stance clear

Manchester City's alleged financial breaches remain a huge talking point among the footballing world.

The likes of Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher and Gary Lineker have all spoken out about the alleged 115 financial breaches that City have made. There are a lot of complexities in the legalese but it seems many are wanting an answer to this narrative sooner rather than later.

It was reported on Thursday that a date has been set for City's case to be heard in autumn 2024 and a potential verdict coming in summer 2025. With that in mind, the Manchester Evening News looks at what some of the leading football voices have previously said about the situation.

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"If the rules are in place then you have to abide by them. There’s no doubt that for Manchester City, their owners and their executives, if some of the most serious of these charges were to be brought forward and they were to be found guilty of them, then the damage would be long lasting and it would be tainting.

“However, on the other side, I must mention, if the Premier League were not to see through these charges then the damage to their executive would be equally long-lasting. There is a massive pressure moment coming in the next couple of years. It’s something that really isn’t going to go away until it’s dealt with.

“Manchester City don’t want this, supporters don’t want it, the Premier League don’t want it. It’s not good when we’re talking about one of the best teams of all time in the Premier League – and manager – and there’s this asterisk above it until this is sorted out. My message to Manchester City would be: this needs to get sorted