Football players, fans, managers, and experts call for more accountability and less reliance on VAR for crucial calls.

Michael Carrick will come to regret getting tactically outwitted by an understaffed Enzo Maresca.

The Manchester derby was dominated by two controversial refereeing calls, with the goal from Erling Haaland — finally given after a long VAR check — proving decisive in City’s 1-0 away win.

There are a host of big stories that have come out of the latest weekend of Premier League action, and you can follow Monday's reaction live with ESPN.

Erling Haaland etched his name into Manchester derby history as 10-man Manchester City maintained their flawless start to the latest Premier League season. An incredibly controversial VAR decision helped secure all three points for Enzo Maresca's side at Manchester United's Old Trafford,

The striker is so hard to stop that opponents resort to fouling — and antagonising — him. Shaquille O'Neal suffered similar treatment

When Phil Foden was busy remonstrating against his red card, it took Erling Haaland to usher him away and tell him to get off the pitch, almost as if conveying the message, “Don’t worry, we’ve got it from here”.

IT was the VAR decision that left the whole of football perplexed. When Erling Haaland netted from close range in the Manchester derby, the flag seemed a simple and correct decision. Nearly three