Pep Guardiola has finally got what he's been wanting for two years as the Premier League announced the decision to allow five substitutions in the top flight.
Manchester City, and their other Premier League rivals, were able to use five substutions during the 'Project Restart' fixtures in the summer of 2020 after the season was postponed due to the lockdown. When the delayed 2020/21 season got underway later that season, however, clubs couldn't agree to keep the five substitutions rule, so it reverted to three despite a congested fixture list.
Guardiola has regularly called for the use of those two extra substitution options in the last two seasons, with the option available to him in the Champions League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup. Now, with other clubs seemingly persuaded to the idea, the Premier League confirmed on Thursday that the five substitutions rule will be introduced from next season. With that will come opportunities for eight City players.
