Ex-Premier League referee blasts VAR and 'lazy' officials after Liverpool error

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Former Premier League referee Keith Hackett has criticised VAR after Liverpool's dramatic defeat to Tottenham Hotspur

A former Premier League referee has claimed that VAR has made officials "lazy" in the aftermath of Liverpool’s clash with Tottenham Hotspur.

While the narratives may have usually surrounded the dramatic defeat or two red cards shown to Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota, it is an offside call that has dominated the post-match headlines. Before Spurs had opened the scoring, Luis Diaz appeared to have given the Reds the lead after getting in behind the opposition’s backline.

READ MORE: Liverpool release statement to slam VAR failings and make demands clear after Tottenham game“I do not believe that VAR has delivered on what it promised,” Hackett wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “That was to improve accuracy in the decision making process.

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