straight to your inboxPremier League chief executive Richard Masters says Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp are likely to be disappointed in their bid to increase the maximum number of substitutions from three to five.Teams were allowed to make five changes per match when football returned following the coronavirus-enforced shutdown last season, as part of Project Restart.That was due to the number of matches being played over a short period of time after the lengthy lay-off.However, it was only a temporary measure and the old rule returned for the start of the 2020-21 campaign.
Some are arguing that five subs are still required for the benefit of player welfare - due to the shorter than usual close season and later than usual start to the.
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