Biggest Premier League talking points: Manchester City hit by VAR, Liverpool scrape through testing week

From Liverpool escaping travel hangover to Man City’s VAR ‘anger’, here’s the weekend talking points from the Premier League. Dominance contributes to City’s VAR angerWith or without VAR, Manchester City deserved to beat Tottenham on Saturday Night Football. That point cannot be argued. Tottenham scored with their only two shots on target, and City had 30 shots on goal.Being inside the Etihad when Gabriel Jesus scored, City fans seemed certain, even in this day and age of VAR awareness, that nothing could take their winner away. Ninety seconds later, it was gone. But some time passed before fans were aware the VAR was having a proper look at Jesus’ goal, signified initially by Michael Oliver’s finger to the ear and then later by graphics on the big screen. One wonders whether the finger to the ear is really enough to brace fans and players, but with every goal checked – and remember, a VAR ‘check’ is different to a VAR ‘review’ – signifying a review at the earliest possible time is difficult. On a 15-match winning run, City and their fans felt injustice, but much of that would have come from their failure to initially see off Spurs.Over time, VAR… Read full this story

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