Labour leadership hopeful Andy Burnham has declared he “would ban VAR” from football.Burnham, who is hoping to stand as the party’s candidate in the Makerfield by-election, shared his criticism of the system in the game.When asked about whether it should remain in football, Burnham told ITV News: “Gone. Get rid. I’ll tell you why. It’s killing spontaneity in the ground. “I’m a season ticket holder at Everton. Killing spontaneity. You can’t celebrate a goal because you think someone somewhere in an industrial unit is going to rule it out.”The Mayor of Greater Manchester continued: “So that’s a bad thing. But number two, it doesn’t get decisions right. “You could put up with it if it then got decisions right, but it doesn’t get the decisions right, and it’s not consistent.”It takes a decision one week for one favoured team and then doesn’t do the same thing the next.”So it’s killing spontaneity, it’s not getting decisions right. Get rid.”Labour leadership hopeful Andy Burnham called for VAR to be banned | GETTYBurnham is not the only one to share their criticisms of VAR.Pep Guardiola has admitted he has “never” fully trusted refereeing decisions during his time in English football, describing VAR as little more than a “flip of a coin”.The Spaniard said: “We lost the two finals of the FA Cup because the referees didn’t do their jobs as they should do, even the VAR.”When this happens, it is because we have to do better, not blame the referees or VAR.”Pep Guardiola previously voiced similar opinions to Andy Burnham | GETTYThe City boss then delivered a striking verdict on his long-standing view of officiating in England.”I never trust anything since I arrived a long time ago,” he said.”Always I learned you have to do it better, be in a position to do it better because VAR is a flip of a coin.”VAR has been used in the Premier League since 2019, and Guardiola suggested clubs must simply accept the uncertainty it brings.VAR has been used in the Premier League since 2019 | GETTYHe added: “VAR was not installed last weekend. It has been here for many years. We adapt, and everybody knows it.”The system is currently only in place in the Premier League, with a variation of it being offered to the Championship.The streamlined VAR alternative, which would have allowed managers two video reviews per match, was presented by professional game match officials at the EFL’s annual gathering last month.Following consultation with clubs, opposition to any form of video review technology proved overwhelming.