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Manchester United<\/b>‘s second goal in Sunday’s Premier League win over <\/b>Nottingham Forest<\/b> should have been disallowed for handball, Professional Game Match Officials (PGMO) has admitted.<\/b><\/p>\n
The referees’ body contacted Forest on Monday to confirm there had been a misjudgement by referee Michael Salisbury, who rejected a video assistant referee (VAR) review to rule out the goal.<\/p>\n
The ball came off the arm of United forward Bryan Mbeumo before the Cameroon international saw a shot blocked by a defender.<\/p>\n
Team-mate Matheus Cunha moved on to the loose ball and fired a shot past Forest keeper Matz Sels to score.<\/p>\n
Salisbury was sent to the pitchside monitor by the VAR, Matt Donohue, to disallow the goal.<\/p>\n
But Salisbury decided the handball was accidental and stuck by his on-field decision of goal.<\/p>\n
It put United 2-0 up in a game they went on to win 3-2.<\/p>\n
“From the angle I was standing at, it looked like he caught the ball,” Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White said after the game.<\/p>\n
“Whether he scores or not, for me it was still a handball.”<\/p>\n
Referees’ boss Howard Webb spoke to Forest to explain that while there could be justifiable reasons to judge this was not handball, a better decision, and one that would be expected, is for it to be disallowed.<\/p>\n
The Premier League has a more lenient approach to handball, understanding the natural movements of players, but the VAR review should have been accepted.<\/p>\n
Webb’s view was shared by former Premier League assistant referee Darren Cann. <\/p>\n
“While I think that it is commendable to see a referee stick with his original decision, I believe that football’s expectation is Mbeumo controlling the ball, especially when it leads to a goal, outweighs the possible deflection off Mbeumo’s hip,” Cann told BBC Sport.<\/p>\n
“Mbeumo does control the ball (with his hand) and while he’s not the scorer himself, football’s expectation is for that to be disallowed.”<\/p>\n
It was only the 17th time in seven seasons – and the fourth this season – that a referee has rejected the advice of the VAR at the screen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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