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Barry Bennell victim attacks Manchester City over their lack of apology after he was abused by the convicted paedophile – and claims he could've played for England if he hadn't been targeted by the ex-scout

One of eight men suing Manchester City over the abuse he suffered at the hands of paedophile former scout Barry Bennell has slammed the club for not apologising.

The men are claiming damages from the club in the High Court as they say Bennell was a City employee at the time of the abuse. City deny that was the case.

Ian Ackley, who has waived his right to anonymity, told a judge in a written statement: ‘I feel completely spent by Manchester City. They have completely exhausted me. The lack of an apology from Manchester City has always been a frustration because it was widely known that Bennell would effectively feed teams to Manchester City and had a close relationship with them.