Jamie Carragher denies Arsenal VAR claim amid Liverpool and Tottenham controversy

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has claimed that Arsenal's grievances with VAR last season is not «comparable» to the error made in Tottenham's clash in the previous weekend. It comes as VAR and match officials continue to dominate discussion surrounding the Premier League.

The referees have been called into question on multiple occasions so far this campaign, with PGMOL chief Howard Webb taking steps towards improving. On the field, it's looking at the processes that lead to decisions, while off it there has been a clear step up in transparent communication — such as the monthly «Refs Mic'd Up» show that gives an insight into decisions with referee audio.

However, the heat was firmly cranked up on the organisation over the past week as a huge error took place in the match between Tottenham and Liverpool. Luis Diaz appeared to open the scoring but was flagged offside, which was sent to the VAR hub for a double check.

The Colombian forward appeared to be onside, but the decision stayed the same, leading to questions over the decision in the aftermath. Spurs went on to win the game 2-1 late on, with two red cards given to Liverpool, but the discussion after was completely dominated by VAR.

The PGMOL published an apology to Liverpool and cited «significant human error», who in turn posted their own statement claiming they accepted it, but were looking at options to escalate the situation. The audio of the situation released shortly after, showing a clear mistake from VAR Darren England, believing the goal had been given onside until after the game kicked off again.

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