Manchester City’s domination in the Premier League is often viewed with suspicion, but, as it turns out, there are no reasons for that. At least not in the season we just witnessed.Nobody likes monotony. Everybody needs that little change in their lives, some sort of surprise that can ignite a spark of excitement or give new colours to something old. And there is no more obvious example of monotony in the world of football, than Manchester City’s fourth consecutive title and the sixth one in the last seven seasons.Pep makes history as City win the fourth consecutive titleIn order to justify and explain the unprecedented repetitiveness in ‘the cradle of football’, people tend to underrate City’s success and attribute it to certain external factors such as officials and VAR.This debate has recently heated up further after Wolverhampton launched an initiative to abolish VAR in the Premier League, hoping that the majority of clubs will support it.##NAJAVA_MECA_8117803##This Wolves’ request has inspired The Sun to announce what the Premier League table would look like in the season behind us if the referees did not use video technology, as well as who was unfairly deducted points and who was added.Interestingly and contrary to the established opinion, the Etihad crew would still be the champion and with the same number of points – 91. Besides the Cityzens, the only teams that would be on the same point count are the last placed Sheffield United and Brentford which ended the season in the 15th place.The most significant change would be that Newcastle would find themselves ahead of Chelsea in sixth place, the last that – neglecting the outcome of the FA Cup final between the Manchester rivals – leads to Europe. The Magpies were allegedly damaged/reduced by one point due to the use of VAR technology, while Chelsea were given two points, so they would be level on points, but Newcastle would have a better goal difference.”It’s taking all of the enjoyment out of the game” 😮Wayne Rooney, Roy Keane and Andy Cole share their thoughts on the recent news of scrapping VAR next season ❌ pic.twitter.com/T24VxqZRF1— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) May 15, 2024 Brighton suffered the biggest damage and, according to this table, lacked five points, but even with them, the Seagulls would not be able to get back on the international stage. A big surprise was made by Aston Villa, which will play in the Champions League next season, and the club from Birmingham would have been fourth even if they had been given the four points they allegedly lacked.Finally, this modified Premier League table should be taken with a pinch of salt, since The Sun’s credibility, compared to, for example, The Athletic, is still questionable.Clubs are against Wolves’ proposal to scrap VARModified PL table without VAR:1. Manchester City 91 points2. Arsenal (+1) 903. Liverpool (-1) 814. Aston Villa (+4) 725. Tottenham (+2) 686. Newcastle (+1) 617. Chelsea (-2) 618. Manchester United (+1) 619. West Ham (+3) 5510. Brighton (+5) 5311. Crystal Palace (+2) 5112. Bournemouth (+3) 5113. Wolverhampton (+3) 4914. Fulham (-3) 4415. Brentford 3916. Everton (-3) 3717. Nottingham Forest (-3) 2918. Luton (+3) 2919. Burnley (-2) 2220. Sheffield United 16##NAJAVA_MECA_8121174##Here are the official final standings of the Premier League for the 2023/2024 season.
