Sterling was awarded a penalty earlier this month when replays showed that he had tripped over his own feet

Uefa is set to use video assistant referees for the knockout rounds of this season’s Champions League. The move, to be confirmed on December 3, will leave the Premier League as the only leading club competition in Europe not using VARs this season.

Video assistants were not expected to feature in the European competitions until next season but Uefa’s executive committee is poised to give the green light for them to be used from February when it meets in Dublin next month.

The absence of VAR in the Champions League was highlighted by Raheem Sterling being awarded a penalty for Manchester City against Shakhtar Donetsk when replays showed that he had stubbed his foot in the turf. Uefa insiders say moves to fast-track the system