Manchester United legend Gary Neville has branded Manchester City as second rate when it comes to the transfer market. Neville wrote in his column for the Telegraph: "Unless City are bold and decide to take on Uefa's Financial Fair Play regulations, they will find it difficult to compete with United, Chelsea and Arsenal for the players I believe could make the difference in next season's title race.

"If any of the top four is able to add Gareth Bale, Morgan Schneiderlin and/or Paul Pogba and Mats Hummels to their squad this summer, they would instantly become front-runners to win the Premier League next year.

"There will be an intense fight between all of the top four clubs to secure the best players, but if that battle takes place on an even playing field, I don't see how City can come out on top.

"The landscape has changed since City were able to blow everybody out of the water by paying big fees and big wages to sign the likes of Carlos Tevez, Yaya Toure, Sergio Aguero and Samir Nasri."