Michael Oliver believes that he is above criticism and that the video assistant referee is a waste of time while he is on the field, such as in the match between Liverpool and Manchester City

Michael Oliver, a referee for the Premier League, has been accused of believing that he is “above reproach” by Richard Keys, who has also asserted that the usage of video assistant referees is a “waste of time” while he is making decisions.

Richard Keys has increased the intensity of his criticism directed on Premier League referee Michael Oliver following the contentious conclusion to Liverpool’s match against Manchester City, which ended in a draw. It was asserted by Keys that Oliver is “above reproach” and that the use of video assistant referees is a “waste of time” in games that he judges.

In response to Oliver’s decision not to give Liverpool a penalty kick in the final moments of the match that took place at Anfield on Sunday, Keys took to social media to reiterate his disapproval.

“Until someone in the video assistant referee service (VAR) finds the confidence to inform Oliver that he has made a mistake, what we witnessed at Anfield yesterday, as well as most weeks elsewhere, will continue to take place. This season and the previous one, I have stated it all. He believes that he is superior than others. VAR is a complete and utter waste of time when he is on the field. as reported by the Mirror, keys that were posted on Twitter.

“Until someone in the video assistant referee service (VAR) finds the confidence to inform Oliver that he has made a mistake, what we witnessed at Anfield yesterday, as well as most weeks elsewhere, will continue to take place. This season and the previous one, I have stated it all. He believes that he is superior than others. VAR is a complete and utter waste of time when he is on the field.

To take things a step further, Keys wrote in his online blog, “What did Jurgen Klopp have for lunch if he thought Stewart Attwell was going to tell Michael Oliver that he had made a mistake?” There was absolutely no possibility of that occurring. 0 to 1. Not at all. It is not Sunday. By no means. Also, I have been telling you all of this for a number of months now.

After Oliver made the decision that Liverpool should not have a late penalty, Attwell found himself in an extremely precarious situation. “Of course, Liverpool should have had a late penalty. As far as he was concerned, there was no way that he would ask Oliver to go to the monitor.

It was stated by Keys that the video assistant referee, David Coote, did not want to question the referee, Michael Oliver, during Liverpool’s match at Brentford on the previous month. When Andrew Robertson made a tackle on Ivan Toney, he believed that Brentford should have been given a penalty.

“Brentford ought to have been there with a pen,” Keys remarked. “It was a pen,” Robertson was aware of. This is evident from the manner in which he kicks the ball away in a limply manner after he had clattered Toney. Michael Oliver was the only person in the ground who did not believe that it was a pen during the entire incident. What happened to the VAR system?

He also included the following: “David Coote went missing because he knows that Oliver is never going to accept someone he regards as inferior to him sending him to a monitor.”

“Operators are afraid of Oliver, therefore they retreat from the situation. This information is known to us because Mike Dean admitted it at the beginning of the season. Referees assist their teammates in avoiding and avoiding conflict.

Jurgen Klopp, the manager of Liverpool, was uncertain about what constitutes a “clear and obvious” mistake, despite the fact that he believed his team should have been awarded a penalty.

Klopp made the following statement after playing against Pep Guardiola, the manager of City, for what could be the final time: “Why would the guy in the (VAR) studio think that is not easy to understand and obvious?” What do you have to eat for lunch if you believe that this is not anything that is plain and clear?

“I’m not really angry; it’s just the circumstances that have arisen. It is alright. My heart is filled with joy because of the way we played today.

“This situation on all positions on the pitch is one hundred percent a foul and it’s a yellow card,” Jurgen Klopp said in reference to a recent tackle that Doku made on Fabinho. Klopp was referring to the fact that the Premier League does not penalize players more severely for fouls. Although [Doku] was able to hit the ball, the only reason he was able to do so was because his foot was right there. “He kills him if the ball is not there,” the player said.