Manchester City and PSG’s strange alliance illustrates the biggest problem with modern football

When Ferran Soriano welcomes Paris Saint-Germain to the Etihad on Wednesday, it might prove a rare moment where there's a warm embrace for the Manchester City chief executive in boardrooms. Liverpool didn't offer that. Contrast that with two weeks ago, when Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi offered backing to City, speaking in his role as chair of European Football Clubs (EFC) at the body's general assembly. If it was the PSG leadership – and, by extension, the wider Qatari hierarchy – it offers a lot more geopolitical intrigue.