Premier League table without VAR: Where Man Utd & Man City sit compared to Arsenal, Newcastle United & Liverpool - gallery

VAR has impacted Man City’s battle for the Premier League title and Man Utd’s bid for the top four this campaign

Arsenal’s lead at the top of the Premier League table ahead of Man City would still be intact - but only just - if VAR was not implemented in the division this season.

Man City are five points behind the Gunners in the race for the title, but do have two games in hand ahead of Wednesday’s crunch Premier League encounter at the Etihad Stadium.

Man United would still be on course for a top-four spot but the table without the video technology does not look as promising for some of their rivals.

As VAR continues to come under the spotlight, we looked at how the table may look without it by seeing how games may have finished without goals being overturned or ruled out.

Ahead of Saturday’s Premier League games, here’s where the two Manchester clubs would stand with VAR...