Tottenham vs Manchester City was struck by VAR madness shortly before half-time.After Serge Aurier fouled Sergio Aguero inside the penalty box, referee Mike Dean originally waved play on. But two minutes later the game was halted as VAR - which was checking the foul while play was going on - confirmed it was a penalty. Ilkay Gundogan stepped up and saw his spot-kick saved by Hugo Lloris - but don't worry, the drama wasn't done there. In the aftermath, Raheem Sterling tried to score the rebound and appeared to be tripped by the Spurs goalkeeper.
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Dean pointed for a goal kick after the forward went down and a bit of argy-bargy followed, while VAR checked that decision.
The technology eventually judged Sterling to have dived and decided to award no penalty.
Check out the crazy three minutes of play below:
Unbelievable. We're also wondering why Sterling wasn't given a second yellow card for diving... But that's a whole other discussion.
He picked up an early booking for a foul on Dele Alli. While the Spurs man was down receiving treatment, VAR was looking at the challenge, to decide if it was worth a red.
It did appear the Man City winger overran the ball and produced a studs-up tackle, but the technology decided against upgrading it to a red card. Check that decision out below:
Incredibly, after all that drama, the two sides went into half-time with the score at 0-0. This is why we love the Premier League.