Why VAR intervened to rule out Scott McTominay's Manchester United goal vs Fulham

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The decision to rule out a Scott McTominay goal for Manchester United against Fulham was made because the on-field referee needed to judge whether Harry Maguire was interfering with play or not.

The goal was ruled out after a VAR check which sent referee John Brooks to the monitor where he decided that Maguire, who had been in an offside position when the ball came into the box, was playing an active role in the move which ended with McTominay putting the ball in the net.

Many United fans questioned the decision, claiming Maguire was not close to reaching the ball and was therefore not interfering in play.

But former Premier League official Dermot Gallagher praised the referee team at Craven Cottage for coming to the right decision.

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