Gill: Man United 'very comfortable' with financial structure

Manchester United chief executive David Gill has answered parliamentary criticisms of leveraged buy-outs at football clubs by claiming the Red Devils are "very comfortable" with their financial position.

Concern over organisations borrowing money to mount takeover bids was one of the eye-catching issues raised by the damning 116-report into football governance delivered by the UK government's Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee yesterday.