'It'll be very interesting to see if other clubs are sanctioned'

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher, who grew up as an Everton fan, has posted this on X, formerly Twitter: "The 10-point deduction for Everton is excessive and not right, considering they have been working with the PL about this for the last couple of years. Would it have been better to be evasive and try to drag it out like other clubs?

"No doubt relegated clubs will have put big pressure on the PL to deal with Everton, but when you consider 6 clubs tried to leave the PL and there was no sanction at all it doesn’t feel right.

"Until other clubs are sanctioned Everton will feel they are being used to show there is no need for an independent regulator, and they are right."

Former Everton striker Gary Lineker on X: "With Everton being docked 10 points it will be very interesting to see if other clubs are sanctioned."