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EPL: Rodgers Blasts VAR Tierney After Leicester’s 6-3 Loss to Man City

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Leicester City manager, Brendan Rodgers has blasted VAR Paul Tierney following his team’s 6-3 defeat to Manchester City on Sunday evening.

The 48-year-old was furious about the penalty awarded to the Cityzens in the 14th minute which was converted by Riyad Mahrez, to give the hosts double-goal lead.

Although, Youri Tielemans pushed Aymeric Laporte, The Northern Irish manager held that the tackle was not hard enough for penalty kick.

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Frustrated, Rodgers challenged the VAR’s decision and interpretation of law while also describing the awarded penalty as ‘really, really soft’ penalty.

Similarly, Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp has also dressed down with a VAR official following side’s controversial draw against Tottenham a week ago.

Meanwhile, the former Liverpool coach, also lamented about the club’s mounting injury crisis as as a cause for the defeat at Etihad Stadium.

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Rodgers said: “The second goal was nowhere near a penalty.”

“It’s so frustrating. Paul Tierney, the VAR, has missed very physical challenges in the last few weeks but deems that a penalty. He (Laporte) has fallen over. It was really, really soft.”

“There’ s no doubt this is a huge challenge. We’ re not getting the violins out. You see what we’ re missing. The players aren’ t available.”

“Offensively we’ re really good but if you’ re missing the players (we are) it’ s a real challenge. We’ re not City, Liverpool or Manc hester Utd.”

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