VAR comes of age at Anfield amid much criticism

Soccer Football - FA Cup Fourth Round - Liverpool vs West Bromwich Albion - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - January 27, 2018 West Bromwich Albion's Grzegorz Krychowiak, Jonny Evans, Hal Robson-Kanu and Allan Nyom react after referee Craig Pawson awards a penalty to Liverpool after a VAR (Video Assistant Referee) review REUTERS/Phil Noble

LONDON (Reuters) - English football's embrace of VAR technology prompted the most contentious response yet after coming under fire from West Bromwich Albion manager Alan Pardew following his side's FA Cup victory at Liverpool on Saturday.

The new video assistant referee system came of age in a dramatic fourth-round tie at Anfield, with the on-field review system used for the first time in England and the replay evidence widely perceived to have provided correct decisions.