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Premier League clubs have voted in favour of adopting an anchoring economic model, which will be linked to the earnings of the bottom club (tv and prize money).

The proposed system would operate like a spending cap.

The next stage is final analysis and drafting of rules, which will potentially be put to clubs at an AGM in June.

The model will be presented to clubs and - should clubs vote in favour then - it will replace the Profit and Sustainability Rules currently in place, from the 2025-26 season onwards.

Any new element of the financial system would come in shadow next season, to fully replace PSR in 2025-26.

“We will obviously wait to see further details of these specific proposals, but we have always been clear that we would oppose any measure that would place a ‘hard’ cap on player wages," said the PFA

“There is an established process in place to ensure that proposals like this, which would directly impact our members, have to be properly consulted on.”

Aston Villa, Manchester City and Manchester United opposed the vote, with Chelsea abstaining.

We asked for your views on Saturday's match between Manchester United and Burnley.

Here are some of your answers:

United fans

Bob: Erik ten Hag has lost the plot. I've said it before and will say it again - he is a mediocre manager out of his depth. If it wasn’t for McTominay scoring a few crucial goals, Ten Hag would be gone. He has to go. I'm bored of listening to him once a week, goodness knows how the players put up with him.

Scott: Manchester United need a good clear out this summer of the players that are either past their best or just simply not good enough, after numerous years of waiting or chances - Rashford, Wan-Bissaka, Eriksen, Casemiro. Not to mention Onana, who has cost us far too many times this season. We will never get anywhere with him between the sticks!

Will: Little has changed since the early season Champions League games. While my instinct is to blame the manager, especially after another Onana error, the fact remains - something deeper is wrong at the club. Until that is fixed, the manager cannot be solely responsible. Moyes, Mourinho, Rangnick, Van Gaal, Solskjaer, Giggs, Carrick... let's give Ineos time.

Graham: Yet another scrappy display, without any real team structure. Yet another winning position lost through a dreadful header by Casemiro, and Onana then conceding a penalty. Are there any other teams who have lost as many matches from a winning position with just minutes on the clock? Extremely poor decision-making.

Burnley fans

Steven: Fantastic performance, nothing to be negative about there! One defeat in eight games, it's a shame there aren't 13 games left. Onto next Saturday, we can do this! Up the Clarets.

Mark: The team are really coming together well. It is a few games too late for us this season, but I like the way the team are playing. I want to keep Kompany for a while yet!

Jack: I've got to admit, Burnley gave max effort. They were a bit lucky at times and I had really hoped this could be the one to upset the applecart. Our run in is the hardest - sorry Natalie (Bromley - BBC Sport's Burnley Fan Writer), the great escape is not on.

Tony: A gutsy performance and a valuable point. It brings Nottingham Forest into play for the last game of the season. Don't write off the Clarets just yet!

Former Newcastle United striker Alan Shearer has warned Burnley about playing out from the back again, after defensive midfielder Sander Berge's wayward pass was intercepted by Antony for Manchester United's opening goal in the 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.

"They play some nice football, but how many times have we said about Burnley playing out from the back this season and getting caught and conceding a goal?" Shearer said on BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily Sports Report.

"You think to yourself, are they ever going to learn their lesson?

"They were under no pressure at all against Manchester United, when they were trying to play out from the back, but it took one stupid misplaced pass to find themselves 1-0 down - when they just didn't deserve it.

"To be fair to them, they showed great character in coming back [from 1-0 down] and they were rightly given the penalty.

"Even then they could have gone on to win it, if it wasn't for a really good save from Andre Onana. I thought it was a terrible performance from Manchester United."

The result did bring Vincent Kompany's side one step closer to climbing out of the relegation zone though, with the Clarets now within two points of fourth-from-bottom Nottingham Forest, who they play at Turf Moor on the final day of the season.

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Burnley have given themselves a chance of survival with a superb run of one defeat in eight games.

They still need a few things to go their way just to get to that final day meeting with Nottingham Forest that could prove decisive.

It is a position they could hardly have expected to be in after they lost at home to West Ham on 25 November, by which point Vincent Kompany's side had taken just four points from their opening 13 games.

The improvement means Burnley defender Dara O'Shea feels the Clarets can look forward to the future with confidence, no matter what the next three weeks brings.

"We're a new team that's been put together this season and we're trying to play football," said the Republic of Ireland international.

“We're not sitting in a deep block and inviting pressure. We're taking it to teams and that's important.

“It's a young group with a lot of players who haven't played in the Premier League before or even in England for that matter.

“It's probably just unfortunate that it's clicking towards the end of the season. We would have liked it to click a lot earlier in the season to put ourselves in a better position, but this is the hand we've been dealt and we've just got to crack on with it."

With Everton and Brentford sealing their Premier League survival, only three teams are left in the fight against relegation this season - Nottingham Forest, Luton Town and Burnley - with just two points separating the three teams at the bottom of the table.

Former Premier League midfielder Michael Brown has been discussing the survival race on BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily Sports Report: "Well, my former team Sheffield United didn't have enough.

"Then you have Burnley, they are not going away and they are keeping up that fight.

"Luton have surprised everybody so much this season, but they are now falling away with some poor results. They had some good home games that you would have expected them to get some results in, given the way they have gone about things this season.

"Nottingham Forest are under that pressure as well.

"So, who is going to do it? I think Forest are the favourites at this moment in time, but what an end to the season it is going to be at the bottom of the league."

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Gary Lineker introduces highlights and analysis from Saturday's seven Premier League fixtures.

If you missed Match of the Day, you can catch up on the action on BBC iPlayer.

And you can watch highlights of Sunday's games on Match of the Day 2 here

Listen back to Saturday's BBC Radio 5 Live match commentaries in full:

• Man Utd 1-1 Burnley

• Everton 1-0 Brentford

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Another precious point won for Burnley. Another encouraging performance that just increases frustration that a) they didn't start getting positive results earlier in the season and b) that they lost at Everton.

Burnley are in an uncomfortable position.

Somehow they must get as many points from games against Newcastle United and Tottenham as Nottingham Forest do from their next three - which includes a trip to relegated Sheffield United next weekend.

Lyle Foster was unfortunate not to give Burnley all three points at Old Trafford, but it didn't happen.

Burnley and their manager Vincent Kompany need a favour - starting from his old boss Pep Guardiola and Manchester City tomorrow.

Here are the key facts and figures following Saturday’s game between Manchester United and Burnley in the Premier League.

• Manchester United have only lost one of their last 17 Premier League games against Burnley (2-0 at Old Trafford in January 2020). However, they have now failed to win five of their past seven at home against the Clarets (W2 D4 L1).

• After starting 2024 with five defeats in their first seven Premier League games (D2), Burnley have only lost one of their past eight matches in the competition (W2 D5).

• Manchester United have failed to win five of their past six Premier League games (W1 D4 L1), conceding 12 goals in total during this period.

• Antony scored just his second Premier League goal at Old Trafford, and his first goal in 26 home matches, since netting against Arsenal on his debut in the competition in September 2022.

• Zeki Amdouni scored the latest Premier League penalty (87th minute) against Manchester United at Old Trafford since Leighton Baines for Everton in December 2006 (92nd minute).