The head of the Premier League's video assistant refereeing (VAR) system has hit back at it's critics by telling them to 'just live with it'.
Former referee Neil Swarbrick has demanded fans to 'grow' with the technology as he explains it is still in its infancy.
Swarbrick, who officiated over 900 games before taking on the role as head of VAR for England's top flight, believes people will forget what the game was like without the technology in five years time before insisting that it's 'definitely here to stay'.
Swarbrick told Sky News: 'It's the biggest change in officiating since the start of the Premier League.
'In three, four or five years' time, people will look back and won't remember what football was like without VAR.'
The refereeing system has taken a lot of flak since it's inception with a common pet peeve among it's detractors that the system takes away the initial drama from a game.
VAR came under fire last weekend following it's use in disallowing Gabriel Jesus' strike in stoppage time against Tottenham – a goal which would have secured all three points for the reigning champions.
While former Sunderland striker Kevin Phillips backs the new system, he admitted he is glad that it wasn't in use while he was a player.
'Players might get to a point where they might even stop celebrating when they've scored a goal because they're that worried that VAR might pull something back from 30 seconds ago,' also told Sky News.
'As much as I do like VAR, being a goalscorer you want to celebrate a goal.'
While VAR's controversial moments stand out the most in fans' eyes, Swarbrick insists the statistics are reflecting the new system in a positive light.
'208 goals were scored in those 70 games and we only overturned six,' Swarbrick added. 'It's very small percentages. So we're saying, just go celebrate.'