Let's be clear, referee Damir Skomina applied the laws as UEFA wish them to be in awarding Manchester United their late penalty in Paris.

But PSG will be furious, and I understand why.

This, for me, should not have been a penalty as Presnel Kimpembe did not deliberately handle the ball.

The referee made the right call by awarding a penalty following Presnel Kimpembe's handball

The ref simply applied the laws as UEFA wish them to be but for me it shouldn't be a penalty

WHAT IS THE RULE? FIFA's rule book (Laws of the Game 2014-15) defines it as: 'Handling the ball involves a deliberate act of a player making contact with the ball with his hand or arm. The referee must take the following into consideration: • the movement of the hand towards the ball (not the ball towards the hand) • the distance between the opponent and the ball • Whether the contact with the arm or the hand has given an advantage to the player blocking the ball Advertisement

This would never be given as a penalty in the Premier League, but it was given in the Champions League because of UEFA's recent instruction to referees, which came about after Manchester City conceded a similar one at Schalke last month.

They want referees to penalise handballs when the arm is out and in a non-natural position.

In that respect the official has been consistent.

However, he watched a slow-motion replay of the incident, and when it comes to handball it always looks worse slowed down.

I would always want to watch a handball claim in a real-time replay.

Do that here and it's never a penalty as the player turned away and tried to withdraw his arm away from the ball.

It wasn't a deliberate handball and it's easy to understand why PSG will be furious