Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders believes the introduction of five substitutes in the Premier League this season has 'saved football'.
The number of substitutions was temporarily increased from three when football resumed amid the coronavirus pandemic in the summer of 2020.
The International Football Association Board agreed to permanently keep that rule in place last October but the Premier League reverted back to three changes per game for the past two seasons.
However, top-flight clubs agreed earlier this year to allow five substitutes from the start of the 2022-23 campaign - news welcomed by Liverpool assistant Lijnders.