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Tyrone Marshall

Premier League agree substitutes rule change that will affect Manchester United and Man City

Premier League clubs will be able to make five substitutions for the remainder of the season after a temporary rule change was agreed on Thursday.

Clubs, including Manchester United and Manchester City, will be able to name nine substitutes instead of seven and they will be able to five of them instead of three.

The change was agreed at a meeting between all 20 clubs on Thursday as the league gets ready to resume action after a three-month suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Bundesliga began in mid-May and has already been using the rule change around more substitutions.

A Premier League statement said: "Premier League Shareholders today agreed temporary changes to the rules relating to substitute players.

"For the remainder of the 2019/20 season, the number of substitutes that can be used during a match will increase from three to five players.

"This is in line with the temporary law amendment made by the International Football Association Board last month.

"Shareholders also approved for clubs to increase the maximum number of substitute players on the bench from seven to nine for the rest of the 2019/20 season."

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