What were VAR officials looking at when the ‘FPL’ theory emerged in the Arsenal-Liverpool match?

Some fans thought they saw a mobile phone in the VAR booth during the match between Liverpool and Arsenal on Sunday.

Rumors that Fantasy Premier League players were controlled via mobile phone in the VAR stand during Sunday’s 2-2 draw between Liverpool and Arsenal have been dismissed as unfounded. Michael Salisbury and Darren Cann were VAR operators for the match played at Emirates Stadium. Virgil van Dijk And Mohammed Salah saw redheads They came from behind twice to continue their impressive start Premier League season.

All things considered, it was a quiet afternoon for North London center man Anthony Taylor, who completed the 90 minutes without having to use the pitchside VAR monitor.

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But arguably the most controversial moment of the match came in the first half of the clash at the Emirates when a fan went to X and claimed one of the VAR operators was “controlling” the Fantasy Premier League app.

However, this claim was quickly shot down by ESPN’s Dale Johnson, who revealed that the FPL-like app is actually the Premier League Match Manager app. He also clarified that no personal devices are allowed in the VAR booth at Stockley Park.