The Reds reached the Super League play-offs for the first time last season under Karl Harrison but his five-year tenure was ended after their 66-6 loss away to the Catalans Dragons in May.

BBC: Salford confident of swift return

Ryan Babel set up Dirk Kuyt to put the Reds ahead and only some super saves by Luke Steele kept Barnsley in the game.

BBC: Liverpool 1-2 Barnsley

But, following a meeting at their Red Hall headquarters in Leeds on Friday, the RFL formally accepted them into Super League XV, which starts on 13 February against Salford City Reds at the Millennium Stadium.

BBC: Crusaders suffer points deduction

The Reds went into the match with the second-best defensive record in the Super League but conceded 11 tries.

BBC: Salford (0) 0