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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Scott Murray

Day one of the Business End of the season is a biggie, then

Liverpool fans getting their celebrations on at Wembley over the weekend, much as they’ve been doing generally for a while now.
Liverpool fans getting their celebrations on at Wembley over the weekend, much as they’ve been doing generally for a while now. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

IT’S BUSINESS TIME

Easter historically marks the point on the calendar where things in the world of football begin to sort themselves out, the effective start of the Business End of the season, and this year has been no different. Derby County’s relegation to the third tier for the first time since 1984 was confirmed on Monday. Burnley look nailed on to be heading in that direction too, if the sacking of Sean Dyche, Maxwell Cornet’s radar, and the state of that takeover are anything to go by. And the immediate future of a couple of other clubs could be shaped on Tuesday as well, depending on what happens at Anfield between Liverpool and Manchester United. You may as well watch it, there’s nowt else on.

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