Leeds penalty: Was James Tarkowski rightly penalised for handball?

The pundits were certainly split on the decision – and there was some confusion over the actual wording of the law, too.

Ex-Premier League forward Chris Sutton said on BBC Radio 5 Live’s Monday Night Club it was a “scandal” and “really, really harsh”.

“That’s not a penalty,” he said. “That’s absolutely not a penalty. Who knows what the directive is, but his arm is down by his side.

“We’ll hear David Moyes after – but that’s a scandal, I think. That’s never a penalty.”

Former Everton defender Conor Coady, now at Wrexham, added: “I don’t like it. I don’t like the rule – I don’t know what is and isn’t handball these days.”

But Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher were both in agreement on Sky Sports that the referee got it right.

“The guilt was written all over Tarkowski’s face. He knows it is a penalty,” said Neville.

“Tarkowski moved his arm towards the ball. He leans into it and he blocks it. It is a penalty, and he knows what he has done.

“He knows it is a penalty. He knows that he has made a mistake.”