Super League news LIVE: Barcelona and Real Madrid only clubs left standing after ‘big six’ lead exodus

“I wouldn’t be surprised if they come back again. Clubs need to be prepared, leagues need to be prepared,” Valencia president Anil Murthy told Sky Sports.

“The damage has been done. They’ve shown their cards and intentions.

“Clubs need to be prepared. This could be the eventuality, whatever form it takes. The announcement was reckless, careless and no regard to the rest of European football.

A sustainability rating agency has downgraded JP Morgan Chase with the US bank reported to have been funding the now doomed European Super League.

Standard Ethics, which bases its sustainability ratings on corporations off credit-ratings agencies, criticised the bank’s involvement in the breakaway competition.

A statement read: “Standard Ethics judges both the orientations shown by the football clubs involved in the project and those of the US bank to be contrary to sustainability best practices, which are defined by the agency according to UN, OECD and European Union guidelines, and take into account the interests of the stakeholders.”

JP Morgan is now “non-compliant”, report the Guardian, regressing from its previous rating of “adequate”.

He said: "I don't want to breach the confidence of the meeting, but feelings were high and strong, let down, disappointed and angry. These are colleagues, we work with week in week out, and we felt let down due to conversations taking place behind our back. That isn't a great position for any of us to be in.

“It's a significant issue. It's hard enough to stay in the Premier League, let alone if a small group of clubs want to create a bigger void between the clubs."

“At the beginning, I was shocked by the news. I admire Klopp, Guardiola, Chelsea fans and [Sassuolo boss Roberto] De Zerbi for what they did,” Gian Piero Gasperini said, referring to how De Zerbi spoke out against facing Milan this week due to their allegiance to the Super League.

“There have been so many strong reactions, but that being said, we play tomorrow and we must be focused on the game.”

“I admire and love the passion from all of us,” Evra says.

“The pundits talk like it’s the end of the world.

“Why do we not have the same energy, passion and commitment to fight against racism in football? Because there’s nothing to gain, no money.”

John W Henry’s apology has fallen on largely deaf ears, it seems. Supporters group Spirit of Shankly say they want much more change to come from this week’s events and have targeted Sky, Uefa and the Premier League itself.

Florent Malouda says it’s not just about this victory for supporters, but about ensuring the future doesn’t have a repeat.

Educate others about why the pyramid system is so important, he insists.

Liverpool issued an apology through John W Henry this morning, but it remains to be seen whether supporters are immediately forgiving of another breach of trust.

Jamie Carragher doesn’t think it will be smooth sailing for them after their Super League plans crumbled in the face of complete rejection from the fanbase.

“I don’t see where they go from here, the owners,” he said on BBC Radio Merseyside.

“They apologised – that may make a difference but I even think long term it will be really difficult for them. Time is a great healer, we all know that, and they (FSG) have done good things at the club, I don’t forget that – the ownership which brought in Jurgen Klopp, you think of the new Main Stand, the training ground.

“They have made mistakes along the way, but this being the biggest one. It’s just whether supporters can ever forgive them for it.

“I think it will take a very long time for this to heal.”