Liverpool's rivalry with Man City takes new twist after Premier League FFP punishment

The 10-point deduction Everton have received for breaching Premier League Profit and Sustainability Rules has raised plenty of questions over the governance of football in England.

The Blues, who say they were both shocked and disappointed with Friday's decision, are appealing it, but the biggest points deduction of the Premier League era could yet be viewed as a watershed moment for the game in this country.

Many believe the Premier League have acted so decisively and aggressively as a way of showing they are not in need of independent regulation, while Everton fans believe their club is being made an example of after going £19.5m over the £105m threshold of losses for the accounting period in question.

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With Manchester City currently fighting 115 alleged breaches and Chelsea also under investigation for conduct during Roman Abramovich's ownership, the Premier League's action could yet prove to be instructive to what comes next for clubs found to be guilty of financial impropriety.

Liverpool, of course, will have more than a vested interest due to their now long-standing rivalry with both City and Chelsea at the top of English football. The Reds, like everyone else in the game, will watch on with great interest as the governing bodies continue to assess the developments behind the scenes.

But while Liverpool have famously shared historic rivalries with Everton, Manchester United and to a lesser extent Chelsea, the battle lines with Man City have been drawn more recently.

The two teams have been embroiled in a number of head-to-head battles on the field for domestic