City wrote to Riley to complain about VAR, including a possible handball by Liverpool’s Alexander-Arnold that was not penalised

The referees chief Mike Riley will come under pressure from Premier League club chairmen today to modify VAR, with Manchester City the latest club to write to him with concerns about the system.

A series of controversial incidents, especially over the past three weeks, have caused concern among the clubs, who feel that VAR is generating too much negative publicity about the league.

Several clubs have written to Riley, the managing director of the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), the body responsible for elite referees, about the issue. City contacted him to highlight several alleged inconsistencies over key decisions in their 3-1 defeat by Liverpool.

Despite the controversies, it is understood that there is unlikely to be a vote by clubs on referees being