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Manchester Evening News
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George Smith & Stephen Killen

Why Raphael Varane's Manchester United goal was disallowed vs Burnley

Former Premier League referee Peter Walton has supported Mike Dean's decision to disallow Raphael Varane's early goal for Manchester United against Burnley at Turf Moor this evening.

Varane, who joined the club from Spanish giants Real Madrid last summer, thought he had netted his first goal in United colours with just 12 minutes on the clock, heading home Bruno Fernandes' free-kick.

As Varane and his team-mates celebrated what they thought was an early goal, VAR intervened, reviewed the goal and ordered Dean to go the pitchside monitor.

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