http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ol/9074311.stm
Liverpool are likely to face a nine-point deduction if parent company Kop Holdings goes into administration.
League rules say a deduction can be applied if a parent company insolvency is caused by the club's management.
Sources suggest owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett would struggle to argue that the running of the football club has not affected the holding company.
Liverpool could enter administration if a sale to the owners of the Boston Red Sox is not completed by 15 October.
If Hicks and Gillett manage to block a £300m takeover of the club by New England Sports Ventures (NESV), their holding company could be put into administration by the Royal Bank of Scotland as a result of their £280m debts.
