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    Man Utd would tumble down the table with Liverpool in a relegation battle if the Premier League didn’t have VAR

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    LIVERPOOL would sink close to a relegation fight if VAR didn’t exist.And Tottenham would leapfrog Manchester United into the top four.

    Jurgen Klopp would be raging even more if his mid-table Liverpool side hadn’t benefited from VAR decisions this seasonCredit: AFP
    Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag would see in-form Marcus Rashford and Co fall out of the Champions League spots were it not for video replaysCredit: Getty
    That’s the verdict from an old-style Premier League table – one WITHOUT key decisions made by video replays.
    ESPN compiled the Prem’s alternative look, with Arsenal’s lead over champs Manchester City cut from five points to three.
    But the main drama comes below that.
    Spurs would jump from fifth to third, dumping United out of the Champions League places.
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    In contrast, the main sufferers would be Liverpool.
    Jurgen Klopp’s under-achievers can thank VAR for being only a poor ninth rather than 11th and just six points off the drop zone.
    In fact, Liverpool top the list for points gained from video-replay decisions – with SIX picked up.
    Next come Aston Villa on four, followed by United, Brentford and Crystal Palace on three.
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    Lowly Leeds are the main VAR losers on five points.
    Pep Guardiola’s City and West Ham would each have three points scrubbed off, with two removed from Brighton and Everton.
    Of course, that all relies on no other goals being scored after the video verdicts. 
    And that’s a tad unlikely.
    But it still suggests VAR has had a major impact.
    Liverpool’s video benefits, in their otherwise gloomy campaign, included three huge incidents.
    VAR allowed one of Roberto Firmino’s two goals after it was initially ruled out for offside against Mo Salah in a 3-3 draw with Brighton in October, which was most notable for Leandro Trossard’s hat-trick.
    In the same month City hero Phil Foden had a goal erased for an Erling Haaland foul on Fabinho as the Reds eked a 1-0 win at Anfield in October.
    And just a fortnight ago Kai Havertz’s early strike was scrubbed out for offside in a 0-0 Anfield stalemate with Chelsea that helped neither side.
    Chelsea’s Kai Havertz celebrates only to have his goal against Liverpool ruled out by VAR during the Anfield stalemate in JanuaryCredit: AFP More

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      People are just realising why Joao Cancelo wears No7 at Man City… but he’s set to be denied number at Bayern Munich

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      JOAO CANCELO has been wearing the No7 shirt at Manchester City because of his mother, but won’t be allowed to don that number at Bayern Munich.Cancelo looks set to complete a shock loan move to Bayern until the end of the season after falling out of favour at City.
      Manchester City star Joao Cancelo is set to join Bayern Munich on loanCredit: AFP
      Joao Cancelo has been wearing the No7 shirt at Manchester City because of his mumCredit: Getty
      The versatile full-back, though, won’t get to extend a rather strange tradition that has seen him wear a “special” shirt number usually reserved for attacking players.
      That is because former Arsenal ace Serge Gnabry has been wearing it for years at the Allianz Arena.
      The Portugal international has been choosing the No7 jersey throughout most of his career because of his mum.
      The 28-year-old revealed recently that it is mother’s favourite number and it also marks the day she was born.
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      Cancelo told City’s official website during pre-season: “This is a special number for me.
      “It’s my mother’s birthday and it’s also her favourite number.
      “I decided to choose this number because I think it brings me luck and I hope it brings luck to the team too, so this year we can win many titles.”
      Cancelo wore the No7 shirt at Valencia and Inter Milan before joining Juventus in 2018.
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      That was the same year that saw Cristiano Ronaldo switching Real Madrid for Juve, and there was no way CR7 would be denied his favourite number.
      Cancelo moved to City a year later and was initially allocated the No27 shirt because Raheem Sterling already occupied his top preference.
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      ‘It was awful’ – DAZN reporter reveals she suffered wardrobe malfunction while working at boxing event

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      REPORTER Alex Aljoe has revealed the “awful” moment she suffered a wardrobe malfunction.The outfit gaffe occurred while she was working for DAZN at a boxing event.
      Alex Aljoe admitted she had an ‘awful’ wardrobe malfunction at a boxing eventCredit: Instagram @alexaljoe
      She did not think about climbing in and out of the ring when picking her dressCredit: Instagram @alexaljoe
      One of the interviews was with boxer Tony BellewCredit: Instagram @alexaljoe
      She admitted she had not read the dress code and the get-up of choice might not have been the most suitable.
      Aljoe is believed to be talking about a tight red dress.

      This garment did not give her the best movement when climbing in and out of the ring for interviews.
      Aljoe made the admission during an interview alongside fellow reporter Olivia Buzaglo.
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      She told The Byline: “I did a boxing event for The Zone and got the dress code slightly wrong.
      “I just didn’t think or consider that I would be going in and out of the ring to do interviews.
      “And I wore a dress with very little movement.
      “I was limboing in. It was awful.”
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      She admitted that the dress did not give her the best range of movementCredit: Instagram @alexaljoe
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      West Ham star Benrahma’s rumoured Wag Mya Mills rates his shoe collection from ‘Jesus sandals’ to ‘f*** boy’ pair

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      WEST HAM star Said Benrahma’s rumoured partner Mya Mills has rated his shoe collection.The fashion model gave the Hammers attacker’s footwear marks out of ten in a TikTok video, as well as some funny comments along with them.
      Benrahma’s rumoured girlfriend Mya Mills rated his shoe collection on TikTokCredit: TikTok @realmyamills
      The Fashion model gave top marks to his bootsCredit: TikTok @realmyamills
      However his loafers gave off ‘funeral vibes’Credit: TikTok @realmyamills
      Benrahma’s ‘Jesus sandals’ were given the lowest marks out of tenCredit: TikTok @realmyamills
      She is believed to be the partner of BenrahmaCredit: Instagram @myamills
      The Algerian was on target for West Ham against Arsenal on TuesdayCredit: AFP
      Out of the pairs the fashion model wore, she gave top marks to the LV X Nike airforce 1 trainers and blue Adidas football boots.
      The football boots were also captioned along with a “shh” emoji as their rumoured relationship has not been announced.
      Mills also rated some of Benrahma’s shoes poorly, as some Dior explorer loafers were only given a four out of ten as well as being suggested as having “Funeral vibes”.
      Benrahma’s Dior B23s were scored with a five out of ten as Mills said they were part of a “f*** boy uniform”.
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      The lowest-rated shoes in the collection were the 27-year-old’s Gucci sliders which Mills hailed as “Jesus slippers” as she gave them a two out of ten.
      She shared the video on TikTok with her 320.9k followers, with many saying how they liked the West Ham star’s shoes.
      One commented: “Big Drippa Benrahma”.
      A second wrote: “Benrahma got the dripppppp”.
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      A third added: “Benrahma coming through uno”.
      The Algerian attacker has been one of the bright sparks for West Ham this season, despite the team struggling to find their best form.
      The Hammers won all of their games in the Europa Conference League group, but in the Premier League they have not had the same success.
      The side are currently sitting dangerously above the relegation zone by one point, having only picked up 14 points from their first 16 games.
      She shared the video to her TikTok accountCredit: Instagram @myamills
      The fashion model has over 647 thousand followers on InstagramCredit: Instagram @myamills
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