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'Without relegation, Liverpool shouldn't be given the league' - Barnes says PL must wait to resume

Former Liverpool star John Barnes says that his former club should not be awarded the Premier League title unless the season is capped off with promotion and relegation.

The Reds maintain a 25-point lead over second-place Manchester City as the league awaits a return from the suspension caused by the coronavirus outbreak.

Recently, a June restart has been targeted for Premier League clubs, who will look to follow the lead of the Bundesliga and get back to finishing the season.

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Premier League chief executive Richard Masters says clubs discussed curtailing the season for the first time on Monday, although there's no concrete plan for how that would take place.