The Premier League has issued a statement to explain the decision not to award Manchester United a penalty in Sunday's clash against Chelsea.
In the first half, Marcus Rashford's free-kick was parried away by Edouard Mendy and the ball appeared to strike the arm of Callum Hudson-Odoi on a number of occasions.
While the ball also appeared to hit the arm of United forward Mason Greenwood, that occurred after the contact from his England teammate.
Referee Stuart Atwell was called over to the touchline to watch the incident on the pitch-side monitor following a VAR review but elected not to award a penalty.
That decision raised questions and sparked a debate on social media, following a number of similar incidents this season that have resulted in a spot-kick.
However, the Premier League has now issued a statement on the matter which read: "The VAR asked the referee to look at the incident again but he stuck to his on-field decision as he felt that Hudson-Odoi didn't move his hand towards the ball."
The decision was decisive in the match, as the game finished goalless and saw United miss the chance to close the gap upon league leaders Manchester City.
United sit 12 points behind City with 12 matches remaining this season and are six-points ahead of Chelsea in the hunt for a top-four finish and Champions League qualification next season.
Chelsea remain fifth in the standings, one-point behind West Ham and above Liverpool, who they face on Thursday.
