Omar Berrada issues hard-hitting message to Manchester United over City’s 115 charges | OneFootball

Those within Manchester United have been handing a tough message from CEO Omar Berrada concerning Manchester City’s 115 charges, according to fresh claims.

Supporters and figures throughout football are continuing to wait for a clear verdict and outcome surrounding Manchester City’s charges issued by the Premier League for alleged breaches of the division’s financial rules.

It comes after manager Pep Guardiola said back in February that he expected the club to learn the outcome of the hearing into its 115 charges “in one month”, after such hearing took place in front of an independent commission between September and December.

While no-one has formally stated when a decision will be reached, and the widespread expectation of such a verdict coming in the first quarter of 2025, additional lines of reporting have indicated that even the summer time may not be realistic.

Nevertheless, the ongoing wait has got some figures within the game bracing for what could be, in their eyes, the worst possible outcome and Manchester City emerge from the situation entirely unscathed.

According to the information of Manchester City insider ‘Tolmie’s Hairdoo’ on X, Omar Berrada – CEO at Manchester United – has now briefed those within Old Trafford to prepare for potential ‘civil war’ within the Premier League.

The message to the club is also said to have included the hard-hitting fact that there was no wrongdoing during his time at Manchester City, as well as the development that an announcement is imminent concerning the Etihad club’s charges.

Berrada is also said to be expecting Manchester City to be cleared of all of the ‘most serious’ charges put to the club by the Premier League in February, 2023.

Omar Berrada was first appointed by Manchester United to their position of chief executive in January 2024 after he resigned as chief football operations officer at City Football Group, earning a significant reputation for his work at Manchester City.

The 47-year-old was initially the Etihad Stadium club’s commercial director, before taking on the position of chief operating officer ahead of moving into the chief football operations officer position within the wider City Football Group.

Significant alterations in Manchester City’s boardroom have continued beyond Berrada’s exit, with Txiki Begiristain opting to leave the role of sporting director this summer after 13 seasons in the position, succeeded by Sporting CP’s Hugo Viana.