The Premier League has confirmed that teams will be allowed to use five substitutes in a game from next season.
News broke on Wednesday that stakeholders were set to approve the notion in light of the IFAB's (International Football Association Board) decision to make the measure permanent. Manchester United interim boss Ralf Rangnick, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp were all keen supporters of the rule being reimplemented.
Clubs who successfully voted against the reintroduction in pre-season had argued that it was only ever supposed to be a temporary measure and mooted that it handed advantages to rivals with bigger squads. However, the IFAB’s decision to go ahead with the five-subs rule prompted captains and managers of Premier League clubs to express broad support for the change.
