Manchester United's Casemiro to miss three matches after red card vs Crystal Palace

Casemiro reacts after his red card in Manchester United's 2-1 win over Crystal Palace in February 2023.
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Manchester United midfielder Casemiro will miss the club's next three Premier League matches following his red card in the 2-1 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Casemiro was sent off for grabbing the throat of Palace's Will Hughes in a melee in the second half at Old Trafford.

It was the first straight red of the Brazilian's career and it will see him miss matches home and away against Leeds, plus the visit of Leicester City to Old Trafford.

On the plus side, the former Real Madrid midfielder should be nicely rested for the Europa League play-off first leg against Barcelona on February 16th.

United were 2-0 up when Casemiro was sent off, but Erik ten Hag's side were able to hold on for a 2-1 win.

Ten Hag admitted afterwards that Casemiro had 'crossed the line', but was unhappy with the consistency as he thought some of Palace's players were fortunate to stay on.

"Casemiro crossed the line, you saw that," he said. "But he is protecting our player, holding him back.

"If Casemiro should have been sent off, many more players should have been sent off."

Ben Hayward
Weekend editor

Ben Hayward is a European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.

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