Jamie Carragher praised VAR for operating at it's 'best' after a video check at the City Ground saw Tottenham midfielder Yves Bissouma sent off for a dangerous tackle against Nottingham Forest.
Bissouma was shown a straight red card by referee Jarred Gillet after he slid in on Ryan Yates and caught the Forest captain after he had played a pass.
The combative Tottenham player went in recklessly and caught Yates high up on his leg and leaving VAR with a simple check to deem Bissouma should be given his early marching orders.
Carragher - like many - has been critical of VAR this season but praised its intervention in reducing Ange Postecoglou's side to 10-men on Friday evening.
Commentating on the match for Sky Sports, Carragher said: 'He's going to do well to get away with that. He's going off.
'I mean the only thing that you think I mean listen that's a definite red card I mean the big thing that you may be looking at is the actual force. And there's no doubt the force is there for me.
'Listen that's what we've got VAR for that's VAR working at its best it's going to be difficult at times maybe looking. If you're a referee it happens so quickly, trying to spot it in real time.
'It's high there's excessive force there. That's what you don't want to see. He is shaking his head but he knows he knows,' he added.