Manchester City have won four consecutive Premier League titles Manchester City have accused the Premier League of being “misleading” over the verdict in its landmark legal case on rules over commercial deals.

City have written to top-flight clubs criticising the league’s summary of the case verdict, saying it contains “several inaccuracies”. The letter to the 19 clubs and the league, seen by the BBC, was sent by the City’s general counsel Simon Cliff on Monday.

Both sides have claimed victory after the decision of an arbitration panel was published on Monday following a legal challenge by City against the league’s associated party transaction (APT) rules.

City, who are owned by the Abu Dhabi-backed City Football Group, had some complaints upheld, with two aspects of the APT rules deemed unlawful by a tribunal. They have claimed their legal action had “succeeded”.

However, the Premier League also welcomed the tribunal’s findings, saying it rejected the majority of Manchester City’s challenges and “endorsed the overall objectives, framework and decisionmaking of the APT system”.

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