Manchester United’s second goal in Sunday’s Premier League win over Nottingham Forest should have been disallowed for handball, the Professional Game Match Officials (PGMO) has admitted.
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.
The ball came off the arm of United forward Bryan Mbeumo before the Cameroon international saw a shot blocked by a defender.
Team-mate Matheus Cunha moved on to the loose ball and fired a shot past Forest keeper Matz Sels to score.
Salisbury was sent to the pitchside monitor by the VAR, Matt Donohue, to disallow the goal.
But Salisbury decided the handball was accidental and stuck by his on-field decision of goal.
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