'Doing the best they can' - Vincent Kompany calls for VAR change after Liverpool mistake

Burnley manager Vincent Kompany believes Premier League clubs have got to make the best of VAR despite its difficulties - insisting mistakes have "really hurt" the Clarets this season.

Kompany was asked for his thoughts on the officiating technology off the back of Darren England and Dan Cook's mistake during Liverpool's 2-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, in which Luis Diaz saw a perfectly legitimate goal wrongly ruled out in the first half.

The aftermath of the incident in North London has seen PGMOL come under intense scrutiny, with Liverpool demanding of comprehensive review of the failings. As a result, VAR and its implementation have been the dominating sports topic this week.

“I think we’ve gone down a road now where this is it, we’ve got to make this the best we can," said Kompany, speaking ahead of Burnley's trip to Luton Town on Tuesday. “It’s tough because we’ve also had the same situation with VAR this season and when you’re on the wrong end of it, it really hurts.

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“But I still think the approach of being open about this…I want to maybe discuss the other side of it, which is every time you make a decision in this country you get an extensive report about it, be open about it, admitting to mistakes and apologising for it and as much as you have no understanding when it happens to you, I still think it’s the right way to go about it.

“From my side, I prefer to talk about us making it the best we can and getting it right, understanding what we need for football. Rather than pointing out individuals because they’re doing the