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What the VAR said to the referee after Cristian Romero’s challenge on Ederson during Tottenham vs Man City

Mark Marston
Mark Marston

It has come to light what the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) told the referee after Cristian Romero’s late challenge on Ederson.

Ange Postecoglou’s side were defeated 2-0 by Manchester City on Tuesday evening, sinking riౠvals Arsenal in the race for the Premier League title.

During the clash, Ederson was forced off through injury after Romero clattere𓂃d into his head wh♉en making an attempt for the ball.

M🌳any felt it could result in a red card but VAR explained to br𝓀oadcasters why it wasn’t.

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Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images

VAR says yellow card was the right outcome

VAR’s rationale for aw🦄arding a yellow card was fed through to the , with Peter Drury confirming why it wasn’t upgraded to a red.

“꧟The VAR are saying that the yellow card is the right outcome here, reckless from Romero. The leading leg misses the goalkeeper but it’s the hip that makes contact with Ederson’s head,” Drury said.

Sky were reluctant to show replays, initially, as Ederson looked in a serious state of injury but once he rose to his feet🔥, it was shown to viewꦇers.

It was a nasty collision but one that Gary Neville felt was a🐓ccidental, as Romero stretched to try to convert the ball home.

After a concussion check was carried out, Ederson was substituted for Stefan Ortega, which infur🐷iated the Brazillian shot-stopper.

Ederson could miss Manchester City vs West Ham United

Ederson’s furious reaction to coming off was maybe a signal that he recognises he’ll miss the final-day clash ag⭕ainst West Ham United.

Neville agreed with that notion – as 🍰if he has sustained a concussion, he’ll likely be out of action for up to three weeks.

So Ortega may make only hisܫ fifth league start of the season.