Premier League rule change given green light after Liverpool vs Everton fury

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Former Premier League referee Dermott Gallagher believes that a clock-stop would have resolved the added-time controversy during Liverpool's win against rivals Everton.

Only three minutes of stoppage time were played at the end of the second half, leaving many - including David Moyes and Jack Grealish - perplexed.

Pundit Jay Boothroyd was also left scratching his head, while ex-Premier League referee Gallagher proposed a solution.



We never see three minutes."

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To which Gallagher responded: "Normally you have got the VAR feeding back, 'This has taken X amount of time', substitutes or a VAR review and things like that.

"It's all added up and fed to the fourth official, fed to the referee because they are all in communication, so it should be better than ever."

Boothroyd then further queried: "Because there were so many subs and incidents in the game, the ball is out of play, would you think there should be more than three minutes?"

After Gallagher confessed his uncertainty, the former Premier League striker accused him of being non-committal.

This goes back into my thing, why don't we play 35 minutes each way, stop the clock like they do in other sports?"

What rule change would you introduce in the Premier League?

Even the stoppage time, three minutes and one minute – I've never seen that in the Premier League in the last two or three years."

Moyes also said: "Three minutes was very strange.

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