Gill hits back in sponsors row

MANCHESTER UNITED chief executive David Gill has hit back at gaming company Mansion for publicly pulling the plug on shirt sponsorship negotiations, while promising the Old Trafford club will soon be in a position to reveal “the best deal for the club”.

Mansion made claims of “double dealing” and withdrew from negotiations for a £70million deal, insisting they did not realise United were talking to other groups.

The club initially denied this in a statement, but now Gill has hit back, saying: “They chose to go public. If you look at the facts behind what they said, we clearly didn’t agree to an exclusivity period.