New coach Jonas Eidevall got off to a brilliant league start when his Arsenal defeated the reigning champions in the first round in front of close to 9,000 supporters at the Emirates Stadium.
But much of the talk afterwards was about Beth Mead being in a suspicious offside position before she put it 3-1 to the home team.
Afterwards, Emma Hayes criticized the lack of VAR in the ladies' high-speaking.
- We have all got used to the use of VAR and goal cameras, so I feel that women's football is treated like second-class residents when we do not have it, she says.
Hayes believes that it has been very positive for women's football with higher audience figures and better TV agreements, but with that also comes the demand for VAR.
- I heard before the match that there were discussions about it and that it is not a priority because it is very, very expensive, and I think it is to underestimate our sport, she says.
VAR has been in the men's Premier League since the 2019–2020 season.