What sense does it make for VAR to make Paul Tierney go to the monitor over a play he had a clear view of? It wasn’t a hidden handball or a foul behind the play. He saw it, didn’t make the call, but is forced to watch it in slow motion until he awards a pk. Done with the premier league until they get rid of VAR for everything but offsides.
This isn’t a VAR issue, it’s a clear conflict of interests issue. The VAR official, Michael Oliver, is literally taking money from City’s owners to ref matches in UAE. Any decision that harms City will harm his own chances of earning 20 grand per game in UAE.
Scrap VAR and you’ll still have this happening, only it’ll be less obvious because referees can hide behind an excuse of ‘not seeing’ things.