Copying the Champions League and no relegation - what new Premier League youth format means for Manchester United
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPremier League clubs have voted in favour of reforming the Under-21s league with the introduction of an expanded one-tier format without any promotion or relegation.
It comes after a season-long review following concerns that the current games programme was not best preparing players for the step-up to senior football.
At the moment, Category One clubs compete across two divisions in the Premier League, with 14 teams in the top-tier and 11 teams in the bottom-tier.
The decision to introduce the 'Swiss model' was voted through by shareholders at the Premier League Annual General Meeting last week. Read next: United might be letting Ten Hag do what Guardiola did It is the same format that will be used in the Champions League starting in the 2024/25 season, with teams seeded into pots based on their historical performance in the competition over the preceding three years.
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