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Sports · Soccer · published 2026-08-30 · via BBC Sport

Pundits question handball loophole in United win

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Match of the Day pundits Ellen White and Shay Given discussed a controversial own goal by Jacob Greaves, which came from a Harry Maguire handball that was allowed due to a loophole. Manchester United won 5-2 against Ipswich Town.

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The controversy centres on a sequence where Harry Maguire's handball preceded Jacob Greaves' own goal, with officials allowing the goal to stand due to a technicality in the laws of the game

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