Gary Neville makes Man City prediction Liverpool won't like as FFP trial date is set

Gary Neville believes that Premier League CEO Richard Masters is currently unwilling to confirm when Manchester City's Financial Fair Play (FFP) hearing will take place because "we’re not going to like the date".

City were accused by the Premier League in February of 115 breaches of their Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR), charges which the club denies in full. The charges relate to a nine-year period from 2009 to 2018, during which City won the league title on three occasions.

Pep Guardiola's side could face a points deduction or even a demotion if found guilty of the charges put forward but since the announcement was made 11 months ago, Premier League rivals Everton have been docked 10 points for their own FFP charges and this week have been hit by new charges from the league's governing body alongside Nottingham Forest.

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The swift justice Everton faced has raised questions around why City have not yet had their hearing and Premier League CEO Richard Masters attempted to address the situation during a Culture, Media and Sport select committee meeting on Tuesday. He told the Parliamentary Select Committee that a date had been set for City's meeting but did not disclose when it would be.

Speaking on Sky Bet's podcast The Overlap, former Manchester United captain Neville called for the hearing to be brought forward as quickly as possible but cast serious doubt over whether the case would be heard before the end of the season.

He said: "I would like to see an amendment to FFP, I never agreed with it in the first place, the way that it currently is. It stops