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Elliott Jackson

Premier League chief vows to prevent clubs joining new Super League

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has promised to "bolster the rule book" to ensure there is no repeat of a Super League breakaway, though admitting there remain tensions between clubs.

Manchester United and Manchester City both withdrew from the competition after mass protests from supporters across the country, with all six clubs slammed for their roles in the concoction.

Those plans sparked the remonstrations against the Glazer ownership that prompted United's Premier League fixtures against Liverpool to be postponed.

Throughout the Super League fiasco, the Premier League, UEFA and the FA have remained consistent with their strong words of contempt against the proposals.

Speaking for the first time since the collapse, Masters has reiterated there will be rule changes to ensure a repeat concept doesn't materialise.

"Relations are still strained and they will take some time for them to be restored. Hence the need for a process that concludes the matter," Masters told Sky Sports.

"I don't think (the threat of a breakaway) can always be there. It happened three weeks ago, the threat was laid bare and it was over within 48 hours. I think want fans and stakeholders want to know is that the regime is strong enough to withstand it.

"We are going to bolster our rule book working with the FA and potentially the Government to underpin it. We will strengthen rules to make sure breakaway concepts are a thing of the past.

"The concept was so plainly wrong and badly handled. It created division and uncertainty at the worst possible time.

"The clubs involved have acknowledged that and apologised. We are now in the process with them to find out the facts about what happened, we need to complete that process quickly, efficiently, justly and appropriately before we can move forward.

"We were in a meeting together and we can still get business done, that's why we need to complete this process efficiently. We are going to bring in measures that realign all the clubs and owners around our core values and principles. You would have heard about the owners' charter.

"It's not just about finding about what happened. It's about resetting the Premier League."

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