The issue with Monday afternoon’s verdict from City’s legal challenge to the Premier League over associated party transaction (APT) rules is that there was room for both sides to claim victory. Even trained legal professionals could not reach a consensus on who had got the better of things, if anybody.

Manchester City's legal challenge against the Premier League over its Associated Party Transactions rules (APT) has concluded with both sides claiming victory. Is there really a winner? And what does the outcome mean?

Manchester City succeeded in challenging the legality of associated party transaction rules but the Premier League has proved it needs to keep an APT system in place.