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Piers Morgan fumes over 'peak VAR hell' after Leeds United vs Arsenal suspended

Piers Morgan has described the lengthy delay caused by a technical issue in Leeds United's clash against Arsenal at Elland Road as "VAR hell".

The match was only a little over one minute old when referee Chris Kavanagh drew a halt to proceedings due to an apparent issue with his microphone.

It soon emerged that a power cut in Beeston had caused a loss of communication between the officials at Elland Road and the VAR station at Stockley Park. The goal line technology system and television feeds were also affected.

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The players initially passed the ball amongst themselves in anticipation of a restart, as Kavanagh talked with both Jesse Marsch and Mikel Arteta. But they were soon ordered to return to the dressing room whilst the issue was rectified.

Play was resumed after a 35-minute delay and Morgan has taken to Twitter to air his frustration at the controversial video review system.

Morgan tweeted: "FFS. The Leeds/Arsenal game is currently suspended because the referee has lost tech comms contact with an automated system that always gets it wrong anyway. We've reached peak VAR hell."

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