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Sheffield Utd veteran Phil Jagielka: VAR killing game; we're stuck with it

Sheffield United veteran Phil Jagielka feels VAR still needs "tweaking".

Jagielka, a veteran of 13 years experience in the Premier League, believes the system is here to stay.

“I didn't know what had gone on when we equalised (Manchester United)," the defender said.

“We don't get a video replay out there! But I thought to myself 'if it's handball then it's either yes or no, surely? Why take so long to decide?'

“This time, VAR was good for us. At Spurs, it was supposedly half a millimetre in it.

“For me, it needs tweaking a bit. If the VAR can't determine in 30 seconds or so whether a player is onside or offside, or if there's been another infringement, stay with the decision of the linesman or the referee.

“We've had some fantastic officials over the last 15/20 years and, for some reason, we don't seem to trust them as much any more.

“VAR, for me, does slow the game down and kill it at times."

Jagielka added: “We're going to stick with it and it is what it is, but it does need fine-tuning.

“To make it a little more human, if you like. Rather than looking at microscopic offsides."

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