Times article on this and City more in generalAllegations surrounding Manchester City ' s recruitment of academy players are being investigated by the Premier League . Several of City ' s northwest rivals have raised concerns about the nature of the club ' s recruitment from fellow Category One academies and questioned whether they are adhering to the league ' s protocols . The Premier League has yet to receive a formal complaint but Liverpool are one of the clubs with a grievance . They lost highly rated under 15 goalkeeper Louie Moulden to City last summer , a transfer yet to be ratified by the Premier League and which it is investigating following their introduction of a new Five Step Process for moves between Category One academies last season . Manchester United and Everton are also believed to have expressed unhappiness about City and , along with Liverpool , discussed refusing to play them at junior level after complaining of fixtures being swamped by opposition scouts seeking to recruit their players . Moulden left Liverpool for City at the end of last season . As part of the Five Step Process the Premier League seeks to establish if there are sound footballing reasons for a player moving between Category One clubs , which involves interviews with both clubs , the player and his parents a process that is continuing in the Moulden case . The process appears in a guidance note circulated to clubs earlier this year rather than in the 655 page Premier League handbook . If the Premier League is not satisfied with City ' s conduct then the Premier League Board has the power to fine them a maximum of 25 , 000 or refer the matter to an Independent Commission , which has a greater range of sanctions . City insist that the Premier League ' s investigation is a routine application of the Five Step Process and are confident that the transfer will be signed off . Of the 37 transfers of players between Category One Academies to be scrutinised since last summer , 36 have been ratified by the Premier League . Liverpool declined to comment when asked about Moulden last night . The Premier League ' s legal department is also believed to be making further inquiries after receiving information about another potential breach of their regulations . City ' s relationship with the 11 , 000 ayear independent school St Bede ' s College in Manchester is being examined following complaints that the club promise to fund the private education of anyone enrolling at their Academy up to the age of 18 even if they leave the football programme earlier . It has also been claimed that the club pay for the education of siblings . City are adamant that they fund the school fees of their Academy scholars only and that any siblings also attending St Bede ' s are paid for by their parents . Premier League rule 299 . 1 prohibits clubs from inducing , or attempting to induce , a player to join their Academy by offering people connected with the player benefits or payments of any description , whether in cash or in kind . Paying for the education of family members would constitute a breach of the rule . The Times has also learnt that the Premier League has compiled a socalled Poaching League Table , showing the number of players to have moved between Category One Academies over the past two seasons . City are understood to be at the top of that table , with several of their local rivals near the bottom . Liverpool are unhappy about Moulden ' s transfer to the EtihadComplaints about City ' s youth recruitment programme are not new , but several Premier League clubs believe the issue has not been dealt with effectively . The Five Step Process was introduced at a Premier League chairmen ' s meeting in November last year after complaints about City , with the clubs agreeing to an amnesty for previous offences on the proviso that all acted properly in future . City insist that they always act in compliance with Premier League regulations and claim that the complaints stem from envy at the quality of coaching provided at their worldrenowned City Football Academy . The club also claim to be inundated with phone calls from parents wanting to transfer their boys to City , the dominant club in terms of youth development in Manchester .