Kyle Walker makes VAR admission in wake of Liverpool controversy at Tottenham
Manchester City defender Kyle Walker has spoken about his love-hate relationship with VAR following the Luis Diaz incident against Tottenham Hotspur.
The Colombian's 'goal' in North London dominated the conversation for several weeks after an error in Stockley Park from VAR officials Darren England and Assistant VAR Dan Cook. The miscommunication between the on-field referee and those in the VAR hub meant that Diaz's strike was wrongly disallowed after the initial decision saw the assistant referee's flag raised.
Audio from the episode and a subsequent apology was made to Liverpool in light of the blunder. The Reds went on to lose 2-1 to Ange Postecoglu's side after Joel Matip fired into his own net in stoppage time, with Liverpool having been reduced to nine men.
A number of managers and players have spoken about the incident after the fallout, City's manager Pep Guardiola said to "accept it" after the saga rumbled on.
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Walker has weighed in with his feelings from a playing perspective on the Video Assistant Referee after being on the right and wrong end of decisions.
"I like it when it helps us out and I don't like it when it doesn't help us out," he said, speaking ahead of England's European Championships showdown with Italy.
"Sometimes it does take away the talk about football when you're talking with your mates about whether it was a goal or if it was offside, so it does take that out of it. Sometimes that does make it not go well.
"They've come out and said sorry to Liverpool about that (Luis Diaz's goal that was wrongly disallowed). It's football,
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