All the new Premier League rule changes affecting Manchester United and Man City

The new Premier League season begins in less than two weeks and fans of Manchester United and Manchester City are set to see a number of significant changes across the board.

Many will already know about the implementation of prolonged added time, as seen in the World Cup last season. The average length of time the ball was in play during Premier League games last campaign was just 55 minutes.

Time-wasting, long celebrations and natural game pauses were at fault for this and now referees have been asked to carefully time each delay. It’s said that, as a result, the average length of matches could creep up to 100 minutes once this lost time has been added on.

There is also going to be a crackdown on poor behaviour and conduct during matches. A set of rules jointly released by the Premier League, EFL, League Managers' Association and a number of other regulatory football bodies outlined a list of the new regulations.

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The 15 points laid out include details about what conduct is expected in the technical area by coaches and what is no longer permissible for players on-field.

Staff are now banned from approaching officials at half-time and at full-time while no more than two people are allowed to coach in the technical area at the same time, with the second individual receiving an automatic yellow card.

Therefore, all except one staff member must be seated, although one other member can be standing so long as they are next to their seat - but conversations between the two standing individuals must take place near the bench.

In an extension of the previous rule, club staff not named on the team sheet are not allowed into the technical area.