Albion players will be made aware of avoiding handballs in their own penalty area.

But Graham Potter says such rulings – and those involving offside - need a bit of thinking about.

Handball was certainly a big issue at the weekend for several Premier League teams.

To be clear, Albion had no complaints about the decision to penalise Neal Maupay very late in their 3-2 defeat by Manchester United.

Certainly not as the law stands although Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson later said he felt they were unlucky.

Palace, Tottenham and West Brom were all involved in hotly disputed handball incidents.

Potter said: “We’ve been playing football since the mid 19th century and we’re still trying to get to terms with a rule of handball in the box.

“In fairness, Neal’s is a handball. I think the other ones are slightly different, “I don’t think anybody really wants to see handball given when it’s completely innocuous and there’s no intent to do anything and there’s no advantage gained.

“It’s something we probably all need to think about.”

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Newcastle boss Steve Bruce was among bosses who said it was time for the implementation to be discussed, even though it benefited his side at Spurs.

Asked whether a rule could be changed once a season is under way, Potter said: “It’s not something I’ve thought about. We’ve had changes last season halfway through because of different circumstances.

“I’m finding it strange that we’ve been playing this game for a long, long time and yet we’re still unsure about the offside rule, the handball rule and other things.

“It can’t be that difficult to get the game so that people recognise it. And the sooner that it is the better.

“Like anything, you have to adapt and adjust to whatever the new system is.”

Albion fans will no doubt recall how Bruno always made a point of keeping his hands behind his back when defending in or around his own penalty area.

Current players could be encouraged to follow suit.

Potter said: “I think it’s something we have to be aware of.

“How they carry the body in the box is something clearly that if the ball go so easily on to your hand with no intent then clearly you have to keep the hands out the way and the arm out the way. It’s not so simple to do.

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“We’ve seen incidences over the weekend where everybody can see it’s not anything deliberate, it’s completely innocuous and it’s strange as a football person to see.

“We need to think about that and refine it.

“I think at the moment as a defender you’ve got to keep your arms well away.

“If it hits you innocuously, then it’s hard to do anything about that unless we start to really not be natural in terms of how we move in the box.

“Don’t get me wrong, I think everybody in football would agree if it’s a deliberate handball, if you stop it with your hands to gain an advantage, then clearly it’s a handball.

“But we don’t want to be in the situation where people are flicking things up and it’s hitting the hand with no intent at all and defenders are getting into unrealistic body positions just to protect against this situation.”

Potter was keen to talk about the performance of his team when he spoke after the United game rather than arguments over the officiating.

But he is not frustrated to hear others talk more about the decisions than the football.

He said: “We have spoken for a long time about using technology as a football world.

“We have wanted to bring in technology and we have spoken about that quite a lot.

“You hear people wanting consistency but I think while you have got human beings making decisions you are not going to get that.

“For some reason we want to get the decision right.

“I would much rather leave it to the guy on the pitch to make the calls. But it is here and it is part of the game.

“And before VAR we were probably talking about referees.

“It has just shifted the focus, that is all.”