Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, said he expected the video assistant referee, VAR, system to rid the Premier League of controversial refereeing decisions.
Guardiola made the statement after his side scored a goal against Watford that was initially flagged offside on Saturday.
City’s opening goal by Raheem Sterling in their 3-1 win sparked controversy after referee Paul Tierney changed his mind about the offside call following a discussion with his assistant.
Guardiola said with VAR, that will not be a problem, it will be fairer, noting that the game was so fast and so quick, even the people who sat there don’t know if it was offside or onside.
Other Premier League managers have backed the introduction of VAR, including Arsenal’s Unai Emery.
The Arsenal boss suggested that the system might prevent game-changing decisions going the wrong way.
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