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An 18-team Premier League, axe the League Cup and Community Shield and 'special status' for the top-flight's longest-serving sides... the changes outlined in 'Project Big Picture' with Manchester United and Liverpool the 'driving forces' behind shake-up

Liverpool and Manchester United are at the forefront of proposals for an unprecedented overhaul of English football dubbed 'Project Big Picture', according to reports.

The two sides are sworn rivals but The Daily Telegraph state they have decided to cooperate on plans that will drastically change the outlook of the game in England.

The report claims the plans call for the Premier League to become an 18-team league, down from the 20 that currently compete in the top-flight, while a £250million coronavirus rescue package would be made available to the EFL to help them through the ongoing pandemic.