Liverpool have been handed a welcome boost that they will indeed get to lift their first-ever Premier League title, after the authorities scrapped the rule that meant the season must be completed by June 1. Instead, the deadline will be extended “indefinitely” with both the FA and EFL fully committed to finishing the campaign.

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