Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has said Everton's 10-point deduction may be a little unfair.
The Toffees have been immediately docked ten points by the Premier League for financial rules breaches.
Carragher, who has often spoken about Everton, believes that if the bix six" clubs that tried to join the failed European Super League were only fined, Everton should not be treated worse.
Carragher said: The 10 point deduction for Everton is excessive & 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 & try & 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 & 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."