Manchester City face the prospect of being hit financially by controversial new changes to the Champions League, which will instead benefit city rivals Manchester United.

City were the biggest earners of any club in the Champions League last season, collecting about €75 million (now about £63 million) in TV and performance money. However, under rule changes agreed by Uefa and the European Club Association (ECA), part of the TV money will be distributed according to how many European Cups or Champions League titles each club have won.

It will mean that, from 2018, clubs such as United and Liverpool, presuming they qualify for the tournament, stand to earn several million pounds more in a season than English rivals, such as City, who have never won