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Former Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart has hit back at Roy Keane after the Manchester United icon suggested that players from the club’s golden era should discard their winners' medals. The comments follow the verdict regarding the club's breach of Premier League financial regulations during Hart’s time at the Etihad.

Could Manchester City’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) saga, which has thrust spending restrictions back under the spotlight, see talk of a European Super League revived? Ex-Blues star Danny Mills has told GOAL why that concept remains flawed, with the LIV Golf experiment being used as a warning for football clubs and authorities that may be tempted to break away from the establishment.

Louis van Gaal has suggested that Manchester City’s alleged financial breaches directly led to his brutal sacking as Manchester United manager in 2016. The Dutch coach missed out on Champions League qualification to City on goal difference, sealing his Old Trafford exit despite winning the FA Cup.

The early goings of the Champions League have yielded some results that offer an indication of who might contend - and who will struggle.