Ole’s praise for subs rule

OLE Gunnar Solskjaer has welcomed the introduction of extra substitutions and expanded squads as

Manchester United look to hit the ground running when the Premier League resumes.

‘Project Restart’ is in full flow and United are set to resume action at Tottenham in the eagerly-anticipated June 19 trip to Tottenham - 99 days after they last took to the field in the Europa League last-16 first leg at LASK.

United will go from famine to feast with a home match against fellow European qualification hopefuls Sheffield United on June 24, with the FA Cup quarter-final at Norwich and league match at Brighton swiftly following.

It will be a hectic period of intense matches that will see Solskjaer lean on his squad as they look to kick on up the standings and end the season with silverware.

“It does feel like a new season but then again, the first two games against Tottenham and Sheffield United are vital for the league standings, the table,” said the Reds boss, whose side sit in fifth. “If we do get a good spell now, we could end up with some trophies and something to cheer about.”

To help ease the burden on squads, the Premier League agreed that clubs can make five substitutes instead of three with the bench increasing from seven players to nine for the remainder of the campaign.

“We can’t just flog one player and say to them, ‘you play every game and every minute’ because it might be a period when we have to rotate quite often,” said Solskjaer.