Conor Coady explains how Everton dressing room will react to Premier League points deduction

Former Everton loanee Conor Coady has been speaking about the club's Premier League points deduction that was announced on Friday

Conor Coady has backed his former Everton team-mates to block out the nose of their Premier League points deduction and continue their impressive start to the season when Manchester United visit Goodison Park next weekend.

On Friday, the Blues became the first team in Premier League history to be docked 10 points after an Independent Commission concluded that they had breached the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules for a three-year period ending in 2022.

The deduction sees Everton's recent wins over Crystal Palace, West Ham and Brentford count for little as they drop to 19th place in the Premier League table. Their revised tally of four points sees them two points adrift of 17th-place Luton Town.

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Although Goodison Park chiefs plan to appeal against the verdict that was described as "wholly disproportionate and unjust" in a club statement on Friday lunchtime, former Everton loanee Coady has backed his former team-mates to rally together and continue their strong start to the Premier League season.

"I think probably like any other player would, you can't affect it as footballers," responded Coady when asked by Sky Sports how the Blues' dressing room would be dealing with Friday's sanction. "They'll be saying the same thing. I'm still good mates with a few of the boys in the dressing room there and I think they'll be saying the same thing.

"They've had a good start to the season, they are playing well and I don't think it will affect them as a team and I'm sure they'll be looking at it now to kick on with the game after the international break."

The England international, who spent the 2022-23 season on loan at Goodison and impressed during Frank Lampard's time at the club, claimed it's difficult for footballers to know what's going on at board level at their respective clubs before insisting he was unqualified to provide an analysis of Everton's unprecedented situation.

"It's hard to stand here now because I don't know the ins and outs of it, I'll be honest," said the 30-year-old. "I'm a football player and I don't look too much into that.

"As a footballer, you don't really look what's going on at clubs upstairs or whatever it is. As players you get on with it and I'm sure the Everton players will be doing that now. It is what it is, it's out and I'm sure they're dealing with it in the right way."