Man Utd, Man City & Liverpool positions in Premier League table with no VAR after Aston Villa incident - gallery

Manchester United were undeterred by a disallowed VAR goal on Tuesday night as they came from 2-0 down to defeat Aston Villa 3-2 at Old Trafford. The Red Devils looked in real trouble at half time with the visitors taking a 2-0 lead via goals from John McGinn and Leander Dendoncker inside five first-half minutes.

Alejandro Garnacho pulled a goal back only to have it chalked off for offside by VAR but the forward scored twice in 12 minutes afterwards to haul United level before Rasmus Hojlund netted his first Premier League goal to clinch a much-needed victory. Elsewhere, Manchester City won on their return to domestic action after being crowned World Club champions last week. Pep Guardiola's side went 1-0 down to Everton at Goodison Park but responded with three second-half goals to move back into the top four and just five points behind Liverpool with a game in hand.

Following the latest involvements from VAR we have explored how the table might look without the use of the technology. Factoring in VAR decisions that led to goals being disallowed or awarded by Stockley Park, including via penalties, here’s how the table might look as things stand...