BBC pundit reacts to Jean-Clair Todibo controversy in Manchester United vs West Ham United

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Jean-Clair Todibo was given a start and played the full 90 minutes for West Ham against Manchester United on Thursday.

West Ham United started the game strongly and ended up getting a point, drawing 1-1 with Manchester United.

Diogo Dalot scored in the second half for the visitors and Soungoutou Magassa equalised for the Hammers in the 83rd minute.

Bryan Mbeumo wanted penalty from Todibo challenge

In the second half, Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha were clean through, with Todibo the one tasked to stop them from finding the back of the net.

Mbeumo looked to draw a foul from the Hammers centre-back, who cleanly won the ball and Cunha failed to score from the loose chance.

However, the Manchester United players and Mbeumo were irate and turned to the referee, asking him for a penalty.

All their protests were waved off and a corner was awarded, much to their annoyance.

The VAR checked the controversial moment and, within seconds, decided that no further action needed to be taken.

Matt Holland, a BBC pundit, who was commentating on the Premier League’s world feed, said: “Goes to ground fairly easily. It’s the right decision. He’s [the referee] not having that.”

Todibo puts in excellent performance for West Ham United

Many questioned the Todibo signing as he struggled initially at the London Stadium, but he is now showing just why the hierarchy showed faith in securing his services.

This was one of his best away performances in the Premier League and he showed up when it was imperative that the Hammers got something from the game.

He put his body on the line, was tidy in possession and completely nullified the threat Joshua Zirkzee provided in the final third for the Red Devils.

Even for Dalot’s goal, there wasn’t much Todibo could do and the onus was on Konstantinos Mavropanos for letting the Portugal international have so much room inside the box.

Todibo has cemented his spot in Nuno’s starting eleven for the coming weeks with this performance and fans will be hoping he remains consistent, as there are plenty of tough games in the next few gameweeks.