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Arne Slot is right about the Premier League but VAR is to blame - and it's about to get worse

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Liverpool manager Arne Slot says the Premier League is no longer a joy to watch - and VAR's intervention in Manchester United's win over Crystal Palace showed why he's rightWhatever your assessment of the job he is doing at Liverpool, Arne Slot normally has an interesting take on most footballing issues. And while a lot of TV pundits defend the standard of the Premier League - in terms of the quality of its football - the Liverpool manager has a refreshingly straightforward view.“Most of the games I see in the Premier League are not for me a joy to watch,” he says.



Seriously, during the VAR stuff over the penalty, all three of us lost any interest in proceedings.The new guidelines will empower VAR to overturn a second yellow card if it is an obvious mistake by the referee. But they said that from day one of VAR, and look what happened?

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