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Why referee checked VAR monitor for Manchester United penalty despite Harry Maguire being offside

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straight to your inbox every day for freeHarry Maguire's position on the pitch - offside or not - would not have mattered had referee Craig Pawson decided to stick with his original decision to award Manchester United a penalty against West Brom.With the scores level at 1-1, Maguire went down in the box under a challenge from Semi Ajayi as he vied to get on the end of a free-kick in the second half.Pawson pointed to the spot before overturning his decision after re-watching the incident on a pitchside monitor.

Viewers, pundits and even former referees were left confused by the sequence of events, with many believing the fact that Maguire was in an offside position in the first place should've rendered whether Ajayi had fouled him or not.

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