The Premier League representatives made up half of the breakaway league, which promised a closed shop free of relegation for 15 founding members and was met with an immediate backlash throughout European football. As Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham announced their withdrawal last night the Super League said in a statement that it would "reconsider the most appropriate steps to shape the project". However it stopped short of confirming its plans were at an end.