The 14 Premier League clubs who have not signed up to join the European Super League have released a statement condemning the plans.
It was announced yesterday that Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham would be joining the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus in forming a new breakaway competition.
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It’s fair to say this move has been met with almost unanimous anger and criticism from almost all angles, with fans of the clubs involved and those not involved all united in hating the idea.
Now the 14 Premier League clubs outside of the big six have made their feelings clear with this official statement below, as tweeted out by Rob Harris…
Meeting of the Premier League's 14 non-Super League clubs has ended with them "unanimously and vigorously" rejecting the SL.
PL say it's "considering all actions available to prevent it from progressing, as well as holding those Shareholders involved to account under its rules" pic.twitter.com/k4IS4v0Ldj— Rob Harris (@RobHarris) April 20, 2021
This comes as Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has criticised the format of the Super League, and Man Utd forward Marcus Rashford has hinted he’s against the idea with a cryptic tweet.
It’s also been reported that Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson is having an emergency meeting with captains of other Premier League clubs to discuss a response…
EXCLUSIVE: Liverpool skipper Jordan Henderson has called an emergency meeting of the Premier League captains to discuss a response to ESL. More @MailSport shortly.
— Mike Keegan (@MikeKeegan_DM) April 20, 2021