Truth behind claim VAR official was on Fantasy Premier League during Arsenal vs Liverpool

VAR had a engaged day during Arsenal’s 2-2 gully with Liverpool astatine the Emirates Stadium connected Sunday with it being claimed that 1 authoritative was checking his Fantasy Premier League team

A VAR authoritative was NOT caught checking his Fantasy Premier League people during Arsenal's clash with Liverpool.

The brace battled to a 2-2 draw astatine the Emirates Stadium connected Sunday successful what was a pulsating game. Bukayo Saka had fixed the Gunners the lead, lone for Virgil van Dijk to level matters.

Spanish midfielder Mikel Merino restored Arsenal’s vantage but Mohamed Salah's precocious onslaught ensured a stock of the points. It was a engaged day for the VAR officials, with 2 interventions during the first-half alone.

But during 1 of the checks, aft claims dispersed connected societal media, 1 authoritative was accused of having his oculus disconnected the ball. That accusation came aft 1 of the officials connected an app resembling the Premier League's phantasy app.

But that was not the case. According to ESPN, the authoritative was simply checking the Premier League Match Manager app alternatively of the Fantasy Premier League app, with idiosyncratic devices banned from the VAR booth.

Regardless, the VAR officials inactive managed to get the large calls connected the crippled spot on. Arsenal thought they were deserving of a punishment during the first-half for Ibrahima Konate’s situation connected Gabriel Martinelli.

Referee Anthony Taylor was uninterested, with the VAR concurring with his sentiment upon review. A connection from the Premier League explaining the decision read: “The referee’s telephone of nary punishment for the situation by Konate connected Martinelli was checked and confirmed by VAR - deeming that Konate won the ball.”

There was besides a agelong VAR hold aft Merino’s strike. The Spaniard’s extremity was checked for a imaginable offside but it was decided that helium was marginally kept onside by Liverpool skipper Virgil van Dijk.

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The Premier League besides clarified that telephone soon after. A further connection read: "The referee’s telephone of extremity was checked and confirmed by the VAR arsenic determination were nary attackers successful an offside position.”

They were not the lone controversies astatine the Emirates. Arsenal thought they had won the crippled precocious connected done Gabriel Jesus scored, lone for the extremity to beryllium chalked disconnected for a foul by Kai Havertz connected Konate earlier successful the move.

Referee Taylor had agelong blown up, with erstwhile authoritative Mike Dean offering his instrumentality connected the incident. He said: “It is simply a brushed foul. It is simply a 50-50.”

Sunday’s melodramatic gully leaves some sides inactive successful affirmative positions successful the rubric race, albeit having handed the inaugural to Manchester City. Liverpool beryllium 2nd and conscionable 1 constituent down the existent leaders, portion Arsenal are a further 4 points behind.

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