Manchester City are suing the Premier League in a legal case that has never been seen before in English football. The league champions have launched a case against the Premier League over their Associated Party Transaction (ATP) rules. The ATP rules were actually introduced in last 2021 following the Saudi Arabian-led takeover of Newcastle United. The regulations were instigated to prevent clubs from overly benefitting from commercial deals from companies that are linked to the club’s ownership. City fighting rules they feel are ‘restrictive and anti-competitive’Whilst introduced to prevent Ne…