Manchester City are not liable for harm suffered by eight men who say they were abused by paedophile Barry Bennell, a court heard.
The lead lawyer representing the club added that the court will have ‘very considerable sympathy’ for the group, who are claiming damages.
But Michael Kent QC also told the judge that those representing the men have ‘not got anywhere near’ establishing City’s liability.
Eight men, now in their 40s and 50s, say Bennell abused them when they were playing schoolboy football for teams he coached in north-west England between 1979 and 1985.