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'We are killing the best league in the world' - Mourinho unhappy with VAR after Son red card

Tottenham head coach Jose Mourinho believes VAR is "killing the best league in the world" as Spurs appeal Son Heung-min's red card in the Premier League defeat to rivals Chelsea.

Son was sent off for kicking out at Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger during Tottenham's 2-0 London derby loss to Frank Lampard's Blues on Sunday.

The 62nd-minute dismissal followed a VAR intervention due to Son's reaction in retaliation to a challenge by Rudiger – referee Anthony Taylor initially seeing no offence before he was overruled by video assistant referee Paul Tierney.

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"The situation with Son, I think Mr Tierney got it wrong.