Jack Harrison believes Everton's 10-point deduction for breaching financial rules has only brought the club together and made the players more determined to bounce back stronger.
The Toffees' punishment was announced last Friday, and Harrison is the first player to speak out since the news broke.
He has admitted that it came as a shock at first, but Harrison revealed the squad are not dwelling on the setback and are fully focused on climbing the table after dropping into the bottom three.
'Obviously, we were taken by surprise,' Harrison told BBC Sport.