'This is what I've been told about Taty Castellanos footage from West Ham draw vs Millwall'
Taty Castellanos was at the centre of a spitting allegation in West Ham United's draw with Millwall on Saturday.
And former PGMOL chief Keith Hackett has now exclusively shared to West Ham Zone what he has been told about the incident.
Taty played the full 90 minutes of West Ham's dramatic 2-2 draw with Millwall at The Den.
He was not on the scoresheet but played his part in the Hammers recovering from two goals down at half-time to earn a point.
While the game passed by without any major incident on or off the field, an allegation was made against Taty by Filip Marschall during the game.
A complaint has already been lodged by Millwall, and it may well be that one of the host broadcasters are leaned on.
What's Keith Hackett heard about Taty Castellanos footage?
It has to be stressed that this is just an allegation at this stage.
Marschall suggested Taty had spat on his shirt, but it was not picked up by host broadcasters Sky Sports or ITV.
However, with a number of cameras in operation for the high-profile televised game, it may well have been picked up elsewhere.
"I've been told the referee missed it, but ITV picked it up," Hackett said about the incident.
"Anyone who is found guilty of an offence such as this faces an automatic ban of at least a few games."
The FA are expected to oversee the investigation into the matter.
Players previously found guilty of the offence in the past have been hit with six-game bans.
What did both managers say about Taty incident?
Millwall boss Alex Neil said he would be "extremely surprised" if Marschall had made the accusation without anything actually happening.
Opposite number Nuno Espirito Santo, meanwhile, said he was aware of what had been said but would wait until speaking to Taty.
It goes without saying that if the Argentinian forward did commit the offence, he crossed the line.
But he was adamant nothing happened and it remains to be seen exactly what the footage shows.