The lawyer in charge of the independent commission that is looking into Manchester City's FFP breaches supports Arsenal.

The Premier League champions are under investigation for close to 100 breaches of financial regulations over the past decade.

Barrister Murray Rosen KC is the chair of the independent commission assessing the matter.

“He is a strong believer in fairness and in the power and benefits of sport and has a keen appreciation of its social, political and financial aspects," Rosen's profile on the 4 New Square chambers states.

“He has participated in sport all his life, is a member of the MCC and Arsenal FC, and still regularly plays real tennis and ping pong.

“His knowledge of the sports scene and the issues which arise, both commercial and regulatory, in relation to the governance of sport, and its competitions and events, makes him a sympathetic hands-on tribunal chairman and a successful mediator.

“He has recently initiated an ad hoc working party consulting and reporting on the Impact of Covid-19 on sport disputes resolution procedures, supported and published by LawinSport."