VAR chiefs were forced into an astonishing U-turn after their worst day yet.
Stockley Parks top brass apologised for an error for the first time after a ruling made a mockery of the whole system.
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard raged after Gio Lo Celsos leg-breaker lunge on Cesar Azpilicueta was deemed legal by VAR ref David Coote.
Brendan Rodgers then railed against double standards by the SAME official in the late game.
Speaking after his sides 2-1 win over Spurs, Lamps said: Everyone in the world saw it was a red. It is too late to own up now. That should have been given.
You hate to call for a red card but thats a legbreaker without a doubt. VAR can see it and needs to give the right decision.
I was just waiting for the red card to be shown, not with real pleasure but because its just a tackle that endangers a player.
Thats what VAR was for, to see things the ref and pitchside dont see.
And its just not good enough.
Saying afterwards they made a mistake is not good enough. They probably needed one viewing. Its another huge question mark over VAR.
Remarkably, VAR had initially said referee Michael Oliver had not made a clear and obvious error and there was nowhere else for Lo Celso to put his foot.
But within minutes they had backtracked, issuing a statement saying a human error had been made by VAR and Lo Celso should have seen red for the gruesome challenge on the Chelsea captain.
Incredibly, Coote was still in front of the same screens during Manchester Citys 1-0 win at Leicester.
In that game, he refused to uphold a Foxes penalty appeal for handball but then signalled City should get one in a copycat incident later on.
Spurs boss Jose Mourinho claimed Stockley Park should start apologising for previous VAR calls against his side. He said: I hope the noise is the same as when the VAR kills us.
Cootes unhappy day ended with him public enemy No1 in Leicester as well as west London.
The Foxes were raging when Kevin De Bruyne used an arm to stop a free-kick from hitting him in the face and a penalty was not given.
But when Dennis Praet raised his arms in similar fashion in the Foxes box, Coote awarded a penalty.
Rodgers said: I think it was pretty clear.
Someone is sat in Stockley Park looking and it should have been brought to the attention.
Its one of the reasons VAR was brought in.
In their wall, all the other players arms are down but KDB has his arm up.
Its hitting the target and his hands up. Thats natural sometimes but its the whole reason to stop it, to give the advantage to the guys taking the free-kick.
Its disappointing not to get it. I dont think VAR is the problem, its the interpretation. Theres a lot to improve.
Former Prem referee Mark Halsey said it had been a mistake to make Coote the VAR official for two games in one day.
He said: I believe it is too much for anybody to do that. It is because they are short on numbers.
You get tired sitting in front of a screen for a couple of hours and can become mentally fatigued.
Officials should not be doing two games in one day.
