Arsenal, United and Chelsea earn £20m more than rivals

ARSENAL, Chelsea and Manchester United each earned more than stg£53 million from television and prize money last season – at least stg£20m more than any of their rivals in the Barclaycard Premiership — and heralding the rise of a new breed of super-rich club.

Arsenal and Manchester United both earned over stg£56m while Chelsea brought in stg£53m compared to Liverpool and Newcastle whose income was around stg£32m.

Success in the Premiership and the number of times their matches were screened live are among the reasons for the differences in earnings, but the main cause is the fact that all three sides played in the Champions League.