Liverpool's English midfielder Steven Gerrard (C) applauds after the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Everton at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool, northwest England, on January 28, 2014. Liverpool won 4-0. AFP PHOTO / PAUL ELLISRESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 45 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by PAUL ELLIS / AFP via Getty Images)
Liverpool's English midfielder Steven Gerrard (C) applauds after the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Everton at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool, northwest England, on January 28, 2014. Liverpool won 4-0. AFP PHOTO / PAUL ELLISRESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 45 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by PAUL ELLIS / AFP via Getty Images)
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Things could have been very different for Everton and Liverpool(Image: PAUL ELLIS, AFP via Getty Images)
The repercussions of Manchester City being found guilty of the bulk of their Premier League charges continue to be felt deeply across the football world.
However it is only now, as we look at hypothetical alternative tables, that we see exactly how significantly Everton and Liverpool were impacted. City have been found guilty of more than 100 charges, many relating to financial rule breaches, relating to the 2009-18 period.
The multiple league champions, who continue to strongly maintain their innocence, were cleared on one count concerning non-cooperation with the investigation, which was carried out by an independent commission They said they are "disappointed and surprised" by the ruling.
The Manchester club won three Premier League titles during the period in question, under three different managers. While the sanctions have yet to be determined, the clubs who finished as runners-up in the seasons in question will no doubt be wondering what could have been, as will those who finished behind City and narrowly missed out on European spots.
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Liverpool and Everton are, of course, among those clubs impacted. Most notably, the Reds finished second behind City in the 2013/14 title race and their neighbours were just outside the top four in the same campaign.
2009/10 Premier League
1. Chelsea 86
2. Man Utd 85
3. Arsenal 74
4. Tottenham 64
5. Aston Villa 63
6. Liverpool 61
7. Everton 55
8. Blackburn 50
9. Birmingham 49
10. Stoke 46
11. Fulham 45
12. Sunderland 43
13. Bolton 38
14. Wolves 37
15. West Ham 35
16. Wigan 33
17. Burnley 29
18. Hull 26
19. Portsmouth 19
20. Man City 0
Several prominent figures have called for serious punishment, with former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn among those launching calls for City to be stripped of those titles, relegated and subjected to substantial fines. Voiding City's results produces fascinating revised Premier League tables that illustrate how things could have been different for Merseyside's two Premier League clubs.
2010/11 Premier League
1. Man Utd 76
2. Chelsea 68
3. Arsenal 64
4. Tottenham 61
5. Liverpool 55
6. Everton 48
7. Fulham 48
8. West Brom 47
9. Newcastle 46
10. Stoke 45
11. Bolton 45
12. Aston Villa 45
13. Sunderland 44
14. Blackburn 42
15. Wigan 42
16. Blackpool 39
17. Wolves 37
18. Birmingham 37
19. West Ham 33
20. Man City 0
In the first two seasons concerned, neither Liverpool nor Everton were challenging right at the top of the table. However, removing City's results would see the Blues qualify for Europe in 2010 and the Reds sneak up to seventh 12 months after that.
2011/12 Premier League
1. Man Utd 89
2. Tottenham 69
3. Arsenal 67
4. Newcastle 65
5. Chelsea 61
6. Everton 53
7. Liverpool 51
8. Fulham 51
9. Norwich 47
10. West Brom 46
11. Swansea 44
12. Stoke 44
13. Wigan 43
14. Sunderland 41
15. Aston Villa 38
16. QPR 37
17. Bolton 36
18. Blackburn 31
19. Wolves 25
20. Man City 0
Curiously, removing City's results in 2012/13 would see Liverpool overtake Everton and claim a European berth. This is because Everton took four points off the league runners-up, compared to Liverpool's two.
2012/13 Premier League
1. Man Utd 86
2. Chelsea 74
3. Arsenal 72
4. Tottenham 69
5. Liverpool 59
6. Everton 59
7. West Brom 49
8. Swansea 45
9. West Ham 45
10. Fulham 43
11. Stoke 41
12. Aston Villa 41
13. Newcastle 41
14. Norwich 41
15. Southampton 38
16. Sunderland 36
17. Wigan 36
18. Reading 28
19. QPR 24
20. Man City 0
The season after that is the big one, though. Not only would Liverpool be crowned champions in the alternate table, but their neighbours would qualify for the Champions League.
Liverpool players celebrate against Manchester City in 2014
Liverpool would be 2013/14 Premier League champions in the alternate reality(Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
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2013/14 Premier League
1. Liverpool 81
2. Arsenal 78
3. Chelsea 76
4. Everton 72
5. Tottenham 69
6. Man Utd 64
7. Southampton 55
8. Stoke 49
9. Newcastle 49
10. Crystal Palace 45
11. Swansea 42
12. West Ham 40
13. Hull 37
14. West Brom 36
15. Aston Villa 35
16. Sunderland 34
17. Norwich 32
18. Fulham 32
19. Cardiff 27
20. Man City 0
That painful final day, with Liverpool denied top spot by City, would no longer be a factor. What's more, a seat at European football's top table would be the reward for Roberto Martinez delivering Everton's best ever Premier League points tally.
2014/15 Premier League
1. Chelsea 85
2. Arsenal 71
3. Man Utd 67
4. Tottenham 64
5. Southampton 60
6. Liverpool 59
7. Swansea 56
8. Stoke 51
9. Everton 46
10. Crystal Palace 45
11. West Ham 44
12. West Brom 44
13. Leicester 41
14. Newcastle 39
15. Sunderland 38
16. Aston Villa 38
17. Hull 34
18. Burnley 29
19. QPR 29
20. Man City 0
Moving on to 2015/16, removing CIty's results would give Jurgen Klopp a Europa League spot in his first season at Anfield. There's little notable change for the Merseyside clubs one year either side of that, though things would be different in the final season affected by City's charges.
2015/16 Premier League
1. Leicester 77
2. Arsenal 67
3. Tottenham 64
4. Man Utd 62
5. Southampton 60
6. West Ham 58
7. Liverpool 54
8. Chelsea 50
9. Stoke 48
10. Swansea 46
11. Everton 45
12. Watford 45
13. West Brom 43
14. Crystal Palace 42
15. Bournemouth 42
16. Sunderland 39
17. Newcastle 36
18. Norwich 33
19. Aston Villa 16
20. Man City 0
Everton finished one place outside the European spots in 2017/18, with Burnley progressing to the Europa League qualifying rounds in their stead. Without City, they'd get yet more European football while Liverpool would also climb a spot to third.
Everton players celebrating in 2018
Everton would have more European campaigns if City's results were null and void(Image: Getty Images)
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2016/17 Premier League
1. Chelsea 87
2. Tottenham 82
3. Arsenal 74
4. Liverpool 72
5. Man Utd 68
6. Everton 57
7. Bournemouth 46
8. West Brom 45
9. Southampton 45
10. West Ham 45
11. Stoke 43
12. Crystal Palace 41
13. Leicester 41
14. Swansea 41
15. Burnley 40
16. Watford 40
17. Hull 34
18. Middlesbrough 26
19. Sunderland 24
20. Man City 0
As you can see, removing City's results could have led to more European football for both Everton and Liverpool. However, there's no change as big as that in the 2013/14 campaign, which would have seen Liverpool crowned champions some six years before they finally broke their Premier League duck for good.
2017/18 Premier League
1. Man Utd 78
2. Tottenham 77
3. Liverpool 72
4. Chelsea 70
5. Arsenal 63
6. Burnley 53
7. Everton 48
8. Leicester 47
9. Newcastle 44
10. Bournemouth 44
11. Crystal Palace 43
12. West Ham 42
13. Watford 41
14. Brighton 40
15. Huddersfield 36
16. Southampton 36
17. Swansea 33
18. Stoke 33
19. West Brom 31
20. Man City 0
Of course, the Premier League wasn't the only competition in which City competed between 2009 and 2018. City beat Liverpool in the 2016 League Cup final, denying title-winning manager Klopp what might have been a first trophy at the club.
Everton were denied by City in the very same competition, losing 4-3 on aggregate in the semi-finals. We can only speculate as to what might have been different in that nine-year period but for now it's time to wait and see how all of this is resolved.