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Pitchside cameras capture what Luke Ayling said to Mike Dean after West Ham penalty controversy

Leeds United defender Luke Ayling was far from impressed after conceding a penalty against West Ham on Monday night - and new video footage has revealed exactly what he said to referee Mike Dean about it.

Ayling was adjudged to have fouled Jesse Lingard in the area 20 minutes into Monday night's Premier League showdown at the London Stadium.

Dean pointed to the spot and although Leeds players argued against the decision, it was not overturned by VAR.

Fans were given a rare insight into the incident and immediate aftermath in a "Behind The Scenes" video posted by West Ham on YouTube.

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With no fans in the stadium - and no fake crowd noise dubbed over the action - every word can be heard.

After the penalty was awarded, Ayling protests to Dean along with his team-mates, repeatedly insisting: "I won the ball!"

His words fall upon deaf ears but the full-back continues to argue against what he clearly felt was a harsh call.

As Lingard prepares to take the penalty, Ayling can be heard saying to Dean: "Mike, I tell you what, you're never giving that the other way, mate. Not in a million years. Not in a million years, mate. Not in a million years."

The spot-kick was initially saved by Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier but on-loan Manchester United man Lingard netted the rebound to open the scoring.

Leeds were already feeling hard done by after seeing an early Tyler Roberts goal disallowed due to a marginal offside decision against Helder Costa.

Patrick Bamford also thought he had scored but Raphinha had run the ball out of play in the build-up.

Craig Dawson doubled West Ham's lead from a corner before half-time and that was how it stayed as Marcelo Bielsa's men were beaten 2-0.

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