Howard Webb has called for a change to football's accidental handball law after revisiting Harry Maguire's involvement in Manchester United's goal against Ipswich Town.

Maguire handled the ball accidentally before shooting. His effort was going wide but deflected off Jacob Greaves and went in as an own goal. VAR allowed the goal because Maguire was not the goalscorer. Under the current law, the same accidental handball would have ruled the goal out if Maguire's shot had gone straight in.

Webb described that distinction as "a bit of a nonsense" and argued that officials should instead judge whether the handball itself is an offence, regardless of who eventually scores.

The rule creates an unusual situation where essentially the same accidental contact can produce a different decision depending on whether the goal is credited to the player who handled the ball or to someone else.

Changing the law would remove that distinction, but it would also put more emphasis back on referee judgement. Should football keep the current objective rule, or judge the handball itself in the same way every time?