Kompany retains strong emotional ties with City and, although he would not comment directly on the charges made against the Premier League club, he said it was wrong for outsiders to point the finger of blame at his old club.

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany insists that the "time is now" for his team to make a serious mark in Europe, but brushes off talk of winning a quadruple this season.

Belgium suffered a mighty Euro 2016 blow on Saturday when inspirational skipper Vincent Kompany was ruled out of the tournament after failing to recover from injury.