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Manchester United and Liverpool are among clubs promising to pay casual staff during coronavirus crisis while Manchester City employees are facing 'a wall of silence'... so, how are Premier League club preparing to take care of those at risk financially?

English football has been thrown into disarray by the coronavirus epidemic that has also decimated the rest of the global sporting calendar.

Football's governing bodies in England announced on Thursday that the suspension of matches will be extended to April 30 at the earliest, leaving a number of casual and matchday staff at risk of not being paid for another six weeks.

But Manchester United and Liverpool are among the clubs to insist they will continue to pay those who would miss out financially. Here, Sportsmail has identified what each club is doing to help protect the incomes of the staff most at risk.