Man United icon Rio Ferdinand makes VAR Premier League claim amid Tottenham vs Liverpool controversy

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand believes Premier League clubs should introduce automated technology to assist VAR on the back of Tottenham's controversial 2-1 win against Liverpool on Saturday.

Jurgen Klopp's side saw a Luis Diaz goal incorrectly ruled out for offside after an error by the VAR officials Darren England and Dan Cook. It led to a huge backlash from fans and pundits while PGMOL issued an acknowledgment that the goal should have stood, citing 'significant human error'.

The Merseysiders released a statement of their own and the controversy has called into question the reliability and future of VAR. Former Reds defender Ferdinand has now claimed Premier League clubs rejected a call to use automated technology, a statement which our colleagues at the Liverpool Echo understand to be wide of the mark.

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Ferdinand, speaking on his Vibe With Five podcast, said: "All the clubs had the chance to vote on the technology that would've cleared this goal up. The clubs voted unanimously that they didn't want this technology.

"So, at the World Cup, it was just purely the technology that would decide an offside based on algorithms and that was it, they would tell you that - it doesn't account for human error.

"The Premier League clubs decided, 'we're not ready to have that in the Premier League this year.' I don't know what it was, they voted against it so to see clubs complaining about it is wild to me.

"Let there be no human error in this situation, the technology is there, that's what VAR is for these days. The human error there was part of it in making the call but the technology should decide all of the