Man Utd, City set for UEFA ‘go-ahead’ despite ban fears as they benefit from ‘transitional’ season

Manchester United and Manchester City are reportedly set to be given the go-ahead by UEFA to compete in Europe next season alongside their sister clubs.

Last week, it was reported by The Telegraph that This is because Man Utd s new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe also owns Ligue Un outfit OGC Nice and they have both qualified for next season s Europa League.

If UEFA s ruling was not in s favour, they would be relegated to the Europa Conference League as they finished eighth in the Premier League, while Nice ended up fifth in Ligue Un.

Current UEFA multi-club ownership (MCO) guidelines permit ‘any organisation or individual from having “decisive influence” over the running of more than one club in the same competition’.

It was also noted that ‘Ratcl…