Manchester City register a complaint to referee's chief Mike Riley over VAR, Oliver

Manchester City have reportedly registered a formal complaint to PGMOL chief Mike Riley over  performance of referee Michael Oliver during ir defeat to Liverpool at Anfield last Sunday. Oliver and VAR were at centre of controversy after Man City were denied two penalty claims for handball against Trent Alexander-Arld. Man City eventually lost 3-1 with Pep Guardiola was furious after game.

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Manchester City vs Liverpool: VAR troubles or poor officiating?

biggest talking point of Premier League Matchday 12 was failure to award a penalty to Manchester City when  ball hit Trent Alexander-Arld’s arm in penalty box in first 10 minutes of contest. As some City players complained to Michael Oliver, Liverpool went down or end of pitch and scored through Fabinho mere seconds later.

A similar incident followed in second half when ball hit Alexander-Arld's arm again but penalty was awarded. After second incident, City boss Pep Guardiola fumed at fourth official Mike Dean over decisions. Guardiola was unsurprisingly frustrated with decisions and his disappointment seemed to boil over when he sarcastically congratulated Michael Oliver during a post-match handshake. 

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Manchester City register an official complaint to Mike Riley

As a result, Premier League champions filed an official complaint and apparently have sent a letter to Mike Riley, general manr of Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), although what y hope to achieve from this remains unclear.

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But Mike Riley appears to be in favour of VAR

Reports also suggest that Riley is said to have responded 'constructively' to letter ahead of a shareholder meeting of all 20 Premier League clubs set to take place on Thursday, in which chief will give an update on implementation of VAR. It is, however, believed that chief himself is 'well pleased with way VAR is working at moment'

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