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Except he is right. Liverpool should be 1-0 up. United's goal should have been disallowed and no way can that Mane decision be considered handball. Nothing he could have done about that.
Same as Laporte's handball against us earlier in the season.
In this instance it's the law that's the problem, not VAR.
Mane doesn't control the ball with his arm. It clips his arm, but there's no intent to control it like that.
I was watching BeIN's coverage with Andy Gray and he rightly said that if it's the defender who's arm it hits there it's not a penalty because his arm's in a natural position. It's confusing to have two rules regarding the handling of the ball in the penalty area.
The handball rule should be used to eliminate the sort of instances like Henry against Ireland, where it's clear cheating.
I think it will be reviewed at the end of the season and changes will be made.