Man City points deduction claim made as Liverpool and Everton fans unite over FFP punishment

Everton’s 10-point deduction continues to dominate headlines with the club expected to submit a formal appeal to the decision later in the week.

The Blues were hit with the punishment last Friday after an independent commission agreed with the Premier League’s ruling that they broke financial regulations.

Everton accepted the single breach of the league’s profit and sustainability rules but were left ‘shocked and disappointed’ at the severity of the decision, expressing frustration that what they saw as an accounting issue was met with a sporting sanction.

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The ECHO went out in the streets of Liverpool to get the public’s reaction to the decision, with supporters from both the red and blue halves of Merseyside left disappointed with the news.

Colin Vickers, 42, an Everton fan from West Derby said: “I think it’s completely unfair on the fans. We’ve campaigned hard to change things at the club, change the ownership and the way it was being run. Farhad Moshiri’s not going to answer to the charges so it’s the fans who suffer.

“Everton have got one charge and Man City have got 115 – if you do the simple maths on the back of that they could be in League Two, but I’ve got no faith that will actually happen. I still think we’ll stay up if we keep our first eleven fit and healthy, the Premier League’s not the strongest it’s ever been so we’ve got a decent chance.”

The decision threatens to derail what had been a good start to the Toffees’ season, plunging them back into the relegation zone level on points with bottom side Burnley. Sean Dyche’s men sat in 14th