Mikel Arteta is set to finally have his two-year Arsenal demand met with the Premier League reportedly having "agreed" on reintroducing the five substitutions rule. The ruling was originally introduced during the 2019/20 campaign as a way to alleviate pressure on squads during the Covid-19 pandemic.
However, the Premier League elected to drop the rule ahead of the 2020/21 campaign, a decision that went against IFAB’s call to retain five substitutions until at least the end of this year. That decision earned criticism from a number of top-flight managers including Mikel Arteta.
Speaking in 2020, the Spaniard said: "I think the most important thing at the moment is the welfare of the players and the best way to protect them and have options to protect them is to have the option to extend the substitutes
