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By Alan Smith Richard Keys has claimed Premier League referee Michael Oliver is “above reproach” and VAR is a “waste of time” in games that he is officiating. Oliver did not give Liverpool a last-gasp penalty in Sunday’s draw against Manchester City at Anfield after Jeremy Doku’s raised leg collided with the ribs of Alexis Mac Allister. Amid the fallout, television presenter Keys has doubled down on his previous criticism of the Premier League’s top ref – suggesting that other officials fear him. Keys posted on X: “Until someone in VAR finds the courage to tell Oliver that he’s made a mistake …

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