Former Premier League official Mark Clattenburg says referees "have a responsibility" to get back to trusting their own decisions and "not rely on VAR".

The Premier League and referees chief Howard Webb said there would be fewer video assistant referee interventions this season, with more support for a referee's judgment and quicker decisions as they look to make improvements to the system.

Clattenburg was appointed Nottingham Forest's referee analyst in February, but stepped down in May, amid focus on his critical comments of some referees.

Speaking to BBC Sport, Clattenburg said: "The referees have a responsibility, starting this weekend, to get as many decisions right on the field and not rely on VAR. Then VAR will work every so many games, not once or twice a game as we saw last season.

"What I found (last season) was the referees weren't making the split-second decisions like they used to do and it was going to VAR.

"VAR was then saying there isn't the line of intervention where I want to come in because the referee isn't clearly wrong.

"So you get these inconsistencies and anger from the fans.

"The biggest message I got from the statements Howard and his team is they want the referees to go back and give the decisions."