Manchester United supporter Shaun O'Brien has refused to sell his property to Manchester City for a new training ground.
The Premier League title challengers have targeted the site belonging to O'Brien's vehicle recovery business and the local council could issue a compulsory purchase order (CPO) for the land on May 1.
United fan O'Brien believes that City's rich Abu Dhabi owners are trying to oust local businesses.
"In our opinion, the purpose of this CPO is solely to court the aspirations of a trillionaire business family from the Middle East at the expense of local businessmen," the Daily Star quotes O'Brien as saying.
"Do they really need a CPO? Could they not have just done the honourable thing and approached us with a fair offer?"
O'Brien is also believed to be selling sections of his site for £250 to fellow Red Devils fans in order to prevent City from claiming the land.
Danielle Joynson
