It was a weekend of controversial calls in the Premier League.A dubious goal for Manchester United against Ipswich Town, a debatable penalty against Liverpool and a strong claim by Tottenham Hotspur for a spot-kick against Newcastle United… all were potentially match-changing decisions which raised problems for the referees.They also dominated this week’s mailbag for ex-Premier League official Graham Scott. Here, he answers a selection of your questions.And if yours wasn’t picked this week, don’t worry: he will be answering queries on Tuesdays throughout the league campaign.Graham D: How can a player gain an advantage from a blatant handball, but a deflection makes it OK? Allowing Harry Maguire’s goal to stand makes the rule look stupid.Scott: This decision throws up a multitude of issues for the officials and the game. As it’s written and interpreted, the handball law was not contravened by Maguire. There is an Ipswich player immediately in front of him who kicks the ball, and proximity is a mitigation unless his arms are in an unjustifiable position.They aren’t. Maguire is allowed to protect himself by raising his hands, and the camera behind that goal shows his arms are in line with his body. In law, the fact that he gains an advantage is irrelevant, however much you may wish this were not so.That said, I accept readily that referees often penalise players in such circumstances for precisely that reason. We do so because we like a quiet life, which may not be a good motive, but is what happens. I bet Sunday’s referee Craig Pawson wishes he had just blown immediately, as we would not now be discussing the outcome.A law disallowing all goals if the scorer or the player responsible for the assist handled — even completely inadvertently — was in place for two seasons, from 2019 to 2021. It was detested so much that FIFA and its law-making body IFAB bowed to pressure and changed it so only the actual scorer was penalised for accidentally handling, and even then the ball must strike their arm immediately beforehand.Maguire takes two touches and is not closed down because Ipswich defenders prioritise appealing to the referee, which is their choice. Whether he scores ‘immediately’ is debatable, but I guess the goal would probably have been ruled out had the ball gone straight in without Jacob Greaves’ deflection.We can go back to the 2021 law if that’s what people in the game want, but it was deeply unpopular. I’d give it a miss and accept the occasional situations as we saw at Old Trafford.Footnote: Manchester United were involved in four officiating errors that affected the outcome of their matches last season. Two went for them, two against. It’s early days…Anonymous: I thought Ipswich defender Jacob Greaves should have been sent off for fouling Matheus Cunha, as he denied an obvious goalscoring opportunity.Scott: This was the correct call because the offence was inside the area. Had the foul been outside, it would have been a red card and a free kick. The rationale is that the penalty reinstates the obvious goalscoring opportunity, so a yellow card is sufficient punishment.