Joe Hart says he has no reason not to trust Khaldoon Al Mubarak as Manchester City continue to fight their financial-rules case. The club has been found guilty of the majority of 115 breaches they had been accused of by the Premier League, but Al Mubarak says he is still committed to proving the club's innocence and that the process still has a long way to run.

Hart's support for the chairman

Speaking to BBC, Joe Hart said: "My honest opinion is I've got no reason not to trust Khaldoon. What he said is enough for me."

He added: "I loved how he spoke. I loved the letter because that was from someone who cared about the club."

Hart also said: "I've heard everyone else go down every single rabbit hole, every single wormhole, every single discussion."

The former City goalkeeper is not talking like someone trying to get into the legal weeds. He is backing the chairman's public line and leaving it there.

Hart's City legacy stays separate

Hart also made clear that the dispute does not alter how he sees his own time at City. He said: "But right now I'm very confident and very, very calm. I'm very proud of what I've achieved and what I did with Manchester City and what we achieved as a team. And that doesn't change. That doesn't change until you tell me."

That view carries some weight. Hart made 348 appearances for Manchester City between 2006 and 2016, and he won the Premier League in 2011-12 and 2013-14, the League Cup in 2013-14 and 2015-16, and the FA Cup in 2010-11.

He put his City career in simple terms too: "I did what I did. I lined up 11 v 11 and had it out on the pitch. I won some games, lost some games, drew some games, and I shook hands and I walked off."

Hart finished by saying: "I know what I did, I know what we did, and I know how it happened. It didn't feel like we were scheming or plotting."

The legal process will keep moving, and Al Mubarak has already said the club is still committed to proving its innocence. Hart's position is clear enough, he trusts the chairman, and he is not willing to let the case rewrite what he believes he achieved at Manchester City.

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