Pep Guardiola has accused Manchester United and Chelsea of being among the clubs to block the introduction of video technology into the Premier League.

Manchester City’s manager claimed his own side had been in favour of video assistant referees being used in the top flight next season but that arch-rivals United and soon-to-be-deposed champions Chelsea were against it.

Speaking moments after the Premier League announced its clubs had voted to continue “advanced testing” of VAR during the 2018-19 campaign due to a lack of support for it to be brought in from August, Guardiola said: “I think Manchester City agreed to it but the other top teams, United and Chelsea I think, they didn't want it.”

United and Chelsea could not be reached for comment on their position on VAR following a discussion and debate on a number of options at Friday’s quarterly shareholders meeting of Premier League clubs, at which support for each was assessed via a show of hands.

The Daily Telegraph has learnt very few club executives raised their hands when asked if they were in favour of bringing in technology next season, whereas a clear majority backed the expansion of trials that have been taking place for almost two years.