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Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer demands handball rule clarity

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straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer has demanded clarity on the handball rule amid outcry after several penalty decisions in the first weeks of the season.The Premier League has adopted the International Football Association Board's terminology for handball and players are now penalised if the ball hits their their arm when it is 'clearly away from the body and outside the body line'.That has led to controversial penalties given against Manchester United defender Victor Lindelof, Tottenham full-back Matt Doherty, Crystal Palace defender Joel Ward and Tottenham centre-back Eric Dier.

In all four instances, the penalty was signalled by the on-pitch referee only after an intervention by the Video Assistant Referee.Palace benefited from.

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