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Pochettino feels sorry for referees amid VAR drama

After some bizarre incidents during an FA Cup win over Rochdale, the Tottenham boss sympathised with match officials

Mauricio Pochettino said he feels sorry for match officials after a string of video assistant referee (VAR) decisions marred Tottenham's FA Cup win against Rochdale.

Fernando Llorente struck a perfect hat-trick in a 6-1 rout of the League One side at a snowy Wembley on Wednesday to book a quarter-final meeting with Swansea City.

But the headlines were made by VAR yet again, with the technology being trialled in English football for the first time in the FA Cup.