A controversial penalty decision involving Manchester United took centre stage in the Premier League last month.
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The flashpoint in question during a recent match between Everton and Man Utd.
The flashpoint in question during a recent match between Everton and Man Utd.
Former Premier League referee Howard Webb has claimed that VAR made the right decision to overturn Everton's stoppage-time penalty against Manchester United last month.
David Moyes' side were awarded a spot-kick in the 93th minute at Goodison Park after Ashley Young fell inside the United area under pressure from Matthijs de Ligt and Harry Maguire. Referee Andy Madley was in no hesitation and pointed straight to the spot, giving the Toffees the chance to win the game.
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However, VAR official Matt Donohue advised Madley to go to his pitch-side monitor, and have another look at that incident. Following a brief check, the referee overturned his initial decision and United were handed a lifeline, much to the frustration of the Everton fans inside the stadium.
In another angle which wasn't shown to Madley, however, it appeared that De Ligt pulled Young's shirt as he tried to latch on to a loose ball, causing the Everton man to fall. Maguire then put his hand on Young.
Speaking on [Sky Sports' Match Officials Mic'd Up](http://Match Officials Mic'd Up), PGMOL chief Webb said: "The referee clearly penalised Maguire in this situation. He believed Maguire pulled Young with his left hand and he describes that.
"The VAR knows that and it will be the starting point of the check.
"When the VAR looks at it, Maguire doesn't do what the referee perceives him to have done in real-time. He sees a touch, but not a pull by Maguire. There's no lower-body contact either.
"Young steps over Maguire's leg and then spreads his leg and goes to the ground. It's not a foul by Maguire.
"The award of a penalty is clearly and obviously wrong in our opinion - and that of the VAR. You hear the VAR ask about De Ligt and if he commits an offence or not. They're aware of him having potentially done something.
"They ask the referee at the screen to consider the actions of De Ligt, but I absolutely accept that the angles that are present to the referee at that point don't show a clear enough view of what De Ligt does.
"They need to show him the angles earlier at the screen. I'm not saying De Ligt's actions are a foul, but they need to show another angle to make a determination at the screen.
"Some of these angles were shown on broadcast - and I guess that's where some of the criticism came from about how this process played out. We've spoken about how not all contacts are a foul contact - just because you have a small tug doesn't mean it's something you penalise."
Webb added: "We're trying to look for impact from that action and the way Young falls forward, he spreads his legs, in my opinion, doesn't correlate to the amount of contact you see from De Ligt.
"We don't think this meets the threshold of a penalty in its own right. That was the view of the referee at the screen and was momentarily shown the angle from behind the goal. I'm pretty sure he would have come to the same decision anyway, but people can see he's seen the full information."
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United ended up drawing the game 2-2 due to a second-half fightback. They found themselves 2-0 down at the break as Beto and Abdoulaye Doucoure struck, before Bruno Fernandes and Manuel Ugarte then rescued a point.