Manchester City are putting a legal team together as they seek to overturn their two season UEFA Champions League ban.

The Mirror reports City have hired the lawyer who helped block Brexit twice as the Premier League champions look to overturn their two-year ban from European football.

David Pannick QC is recognised as one of the UK's top lawyers and has been drafted in by City to lead their legal battle against UEFA following the decision earlier this month.

The 63-year-old represented Gina Miller on two occasions when she challenged Boris Johnson and former Prime Minister Theresa May on issues relating to Brexit.

European football was rocked last Friday when the governing body announced that the English club were to be banned for two years from European competition as well as slapped with a £25million fine for 'serious breaches' of financial regulations.