Premier League without VAR: Where Man Utd, Man City, Liverpool & Arsenal would sit in alternate table - gallery

It was a relatively controversy-free weekend of Premier League action but two of the major talking points occurred in games involved the Manchester clubs. Manchester City thought they had taken a 2-0 lead in their 1-1 draw with Liverpool when Ruben Dias bundled in from close range but celebrations were swiftly muted as a foul by Manuel Akanji on Alisson Becker saw the goal ruled out by Chris Kavanagh, with VAR supporting his decision.

On Sunday, Manchester United were awarded a penalty after a VAR check when Anthony Martial was tripped by Ashley Young. The United man was initially booked for simulation but after consultation with the pitch-side monitor, John Brooks reversed Martial's yellow card and awarded the penalty which was emphatically fired into the top corner by Marcus Rashford.

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