Jurgen Klopp has revealed that he would vote to scrap the use of VAR in the Premier League and claimed that officials 'cannot use it properly'.
It emerged on Wednesday that all 20 clubs will vote on a proposal made by Wolves to scrap VAR, the controversial system first introduced in 2019.
And the Liverpool boss, speaking at his final pre-match press conference, claimed that he he would vote to get rid of the technology.
He said: 'How it's used is definitely not right. How they use it, I would vote against it. These people cannot do it properly.
'VAR is not the problem, you cannot change the people so I would vote for scrapping VAR.'
On Wednesday night, the chances of the controversial system, which was first used in the top flight in 2019, being ditched from next season were described as ‘unlikely’, with 14 out of the 20 clubs required to vote in favour at their AGM in Harrogate on June 6.
Premier League sources said they would oppose the motion and added they were confident they had enough votes to block it.
They will point to statistics which show an increase in correct decisions from 82 per cent to 96 per cent since the introduction of VAR, and urge clubs to focus on improvements which are set to speed up decision-making. Semi-automated calls on offsides are being introduced, for example.
Mail Sport has also learned a number of clubs believe the top-flight will widen their referees pool to allow Europe’s elite officials to take charge of matches.
While the move to abandon VAR is likely to end in failure when clubs vote at the end of season Annual General Meeting, it is clear teams want steadfast commitments from the Premier League with a view to enhancing the system and its processes.
The fact a large number of Premier League clubs are playing in European competition, that will use VAR, next season the decision-making inconsistencies players will face from week-to-week are among the apprehensions towards scrapping the system altogether.
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