Former Whites captain says Leeds United promotion would be unfair if season is cut short

Fixtures in both the EFL and Premier League have been postponed until at least Friday, April 3 due to the COVID-19 outbreak which is not expected to reach its peak in Britain for between another ten to 14 weeks.

With fears that the remainder of the season may have to be cancelled, there have been suggestions that Championship front-runners Leeds and second-placed West Brom could be promoted into a 22-team Premier Division with no relegation this term.

Warnock, though, says such a measure would be unjust on the chasing pack trying to hunt Leeds and West Brom down with the former left back insisting plenty could change in the final nine games.

"When you look at promotion from the Championship into the Premier League, there is talk of two teams coming up and having a 22 team league,” said Warnock, speaking on Sky Sports.

“How is that fair on the teams that are fighting in the play-off positions? It is not fair at all and there are problems.

"I have heard debates about play-offs and things like that but we get to the stage now where football is all about your manager and your squad and how you manage players within that time-frame.

"This could end up being a time-frame where players come back to full fitness, squads suddenly change, you have suddenly got a full squad.

“You could come back in two or three months with a fully fit squad and it could turn this season on its head.

"There is so much to take into account, it is just so difficult to know what is right.”