Saying that, it didn't do me any harm — I ended up refereeing the final! And what a feeling that was, coming on the back of the FA Cup and Champions League finals earlier that year. They are the best from the Premier League, even if that group is getting weaker, not stronger. UEFA have instructed the VAR to only show viewers their final lines when determining offside decisions. It's not like the Premier League, where another game comes around the following weekend.

Source: Daily Mail June 10, 2021 19:18 UTC