Ex-chairman Bernstein urges EPL to conclude charges against Manchester City

Former Manchester City chairman David Bernstein has urged the Premier League to “get a move on” regarding a conclusion to the club’s alleged breaches of financial rules.

The Premier League charged Man City with 115 alleged breaches of its financial rules in February 2023 following a four-year investigation.

But in the time since the charges were laid out, both Everton and Nottingham Forest have suffered points deductions for breaches of the Premier League's profitability and sustainability rules (PSR).

In January, Premier League chief executive Richard Masters said a date had been set for the hearing into the champions' alleged breaches but he could not reveal it.

Bernstein, who was chairman of Man City from 1998 to 2003 and has recently written a book about his time in charge 'We Were Really There: The Rebirth of Manchester City', wants the club's case to be expedited following fan frustration on the differing timescales of such financial cases.

He told Sky Sports News: "I don't know the charges. I don't know how they assess the situation. You'd have to take it extremely seriously and you'd have to have contingency plans.

"But I think the key thing for me about this is speed and timing. It shouldn't be allowed to go on forever.

"I think for the authorities to deal with 115 charges is rather a lot and I would have wondered why they don't take the six or 10 key easier [charges] from their point of view to deal with and try and get them done, because otherwise this could go on forever.

"I think the expression is justice delayed is justice denied, so I think they need to get a move on with it."

While City - who unequivocally deny the allegations - await an outcome of their case, Pep Guardiola's side remain on course for back-to-back