Sky Sports pundits Jamie Carragher and Roy Keane have heavily criticised Manchester United attacker Marcus Rashford following his below-par showing in Saturday's 1-0 defeat to Newcastle United at St James' Park.
23.11.2023 - 12:09 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Broadcasters Sky Sports reportedly plan to dull down the noise of the Everton crowd in Sunday’s clash against Manchester United amid a scheduled in-game protest.
Toffees supporters are set to voice their anger at the Premier League for handing their club a 10-point deduction last week for breaking its profit and sustainability rules. In the 10th-minute, a number of home fans are expected to chant ‘Premier League, corrupt as ****’.
With kick-off scheduled for 4.30pm on Sunday, the chant would come before the 9pm watershed cut-off and so Sky Sports, who are screening the game, are apparently making contingency plans so Ofcom rules are not broken.
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The Times says that the TV hosts may choose to turn down the volume of their audio microphones, rather than drown out the chant with fake crowd noises as heard during the pandemic.
One Everton fan group is encouraging supporters to display banners and flags to protest the points-deduction with a vibrant atmosphere inside Goodison Park expected.
The group also indicated it is set to fly a banner above Manchester City’s home clash with Liverpool on Saturday lunchtime - also to be shown on Sky Sports - amid the 115 charges levelled against the current champions, who deny all allegations.
Everton were hit with a record Premier League points sanction for exceeding the £105m three-year limit for losses by £19.5m. The club has said it feels the punishment is “unjust” and will appeal the penalty.
Last Friday’s club statement added: “Both the harshness and severity of the sanction imposed by the Commission are neither a fair nor a reasonable reflection of
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