The North London Derby between Tottenham and Arsenal was delayed, prompting viewers to express outrage.
Play was brought to a halt due to the linesman on the far side not being able to communicate with referee Peter Bankes.
Gary Neville has described it on Sky Sports as "absolute nonsense, an absolute shambles".
He also branded the stoppage an "absolute joke."
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Over 60,000 supporters in the stadium were left waiting for play to resume.
Play then kicked back off after around seven minutes.
That delay gave players a chance to speak to their manager after the opening minutes, when Arsenal dominated.
Viewers took to social media to express their outrage.
The North London Derby clash between Tottenham and Arsenal was delayed
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One user wrote: "Delay in the north London derby due to an IT reboot for the officials' comms. Mind-blowing."
Another added: "So hard to love the modern game. Just so painfully sterile."
A third said: "Ridiculous delay to the North London derby Technology once again proving that it hasn’t improved everything in the beautiful game."
A fourth quipped: "Embarrassing"
Viewers took to social media to express their outrage
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He said: "This is ridiculous, the whole game cannot stop just because of an IT issue - this is an absolute nonsense, one of the most important games of the season and the players all now have to reset.
"This is an absolute nonsense. One of the most important games of the season, fantastic start to it, really quick.
"We're now two or three minutes stopped, players having to sort of re-warm up again, reset. Absolute shambles.
"They haven't got the common sense or the authority, leadership, to go, 'come on, let's read the room here.'
Tottenham are in desperate need of points as they host league leaders Arsenal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
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He added: There's 62,000 people in this stadium, there's millions watching at home and do they really think it's that important that they can't find some form of communication with the linesman over on the far side?
"Put your flag up if you're going to make a decision or you want to speak to him."
Fellow pundit Clinton Morrison suggested the pause actually helped Spurs, who were under pressure in the opening stages.
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live, he said: "This is doing Tottenham a massive favour as Arsenal are on top. Igor Tudor can have a word with some of his players."
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