Everton set to play first fixture after punishment, whilst Liverpool in top of the table clash: Merseyside football roundup

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Everton will face Manchester United on Sunday in their first game since being deducted 10 points by the Premier League, with Liverpool in second place travelling to face league leaders Manchester City.

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00:00 For Everton, the international break has left them 10 points worse off

00:05 in the league than they were going into it,

00:08 thanks to a Premier League decision to punish them.

00:11 Let's look back on what Will Rooney told me about the situation

00:14 and what it means for Everton going forward.

00:17 Well, for breaching a financial rule of the Premier League,

00:21 procting sustainability rules in the 2021/22 season,

00:26 it was after the club posted its accounts, I think it was combined losses

00:31 over three years of £372 million, and Premier League rules only allow

00:36 over a three-year period a maximum of £105 million.

00:40 Everton robustly defended themselves.

00:43 They said they were working with the Premier League throughout,

00:46 but they were obviously hit with the charge,

00:49 and the Independent Commissioners decided to slap them with a 10-point deduction,

00:54 which I think has caused a seismic reaction across football.

00:59 I think the last points deduction was supported in 2009/2010

01:03 when they went into administration.

01:06 That was a nine-point deduction. I think Mizzlesborough have had a points deduction

01:09 in the past, and Arsenal, Man Utd have had one for Brawl.

01:13 But in terms of financial rules, this is definitely unprecedented.

01:18 I don't think anyone thought that it would be as severe as it is

01:21 if it was going to be a points deduction.

01:23 I then wanted to make clear whether this punishment had caught Everton off guard

01:28 and what their plans were moving forward in terms of appealing the league's decision.

01:33 I think so. I think Everton have known they're in a sticky position for a while

01:40 when it comes to finance. I think everyone knows that it's well-documented

01:44 the managerial changes and the money on players' transfers,

01:48 that was wasted on so many of them.

01:51 They were trying to accelerate themselves to the top,

01:54 trying to go from being pretenders who are just always on the cusp

01:59 of maybe looking like they might break in to really accelerate,

02:03 and it backfired. I mean, Everton, not this season, but the past two seasons,

02:07 have regressed on the pitch. They can't deny that.

02:10 Those two relegation battles, it only just stays up.

02:13 But they've been working with the Premier League.

02:16 When they've been making transfers in the past, they have been working

02:20 with them to see if it was OK to do these deals.

02:23 I think that's why Everton were shocked when they were hit with the charge initially.

02:27 Everton face Manchester United on Sunday, whilst in the early kick-off on Saturday,

02:32 Liverpool take the short trip to the Etihad to come up against Manchester City.

02:37 Jürgen Klopp's side have not always had the best of luck in recent years

02:42 in league fixtures against Manchester City.

02:44 At Manchester, something they will be hoping to change this time round.

02:48 The sides sit first and second with the victor cementing themselves

02:52 at the summit of the Premier League.

02:54 It promises to be an explosive encounter early on on Saturday.

02:59 That is all for your Merseyside football round-up this week.

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