O Manchester United was only in the draw against Southampton, last placed in the tournament, for the 27th round of the English Championship, in the last Sunday. In the 33rd minute of the first stage, after a VAR review, Casemiro was expelled and harmed the team. After the match, coach Ten Hag came out in defense of the defensive midfielder and criticized the refereeing.
“The refereeing is arriving at the beginning of the season with a policy of ‘we are the Premier League, we are strong here, we want intensity'”, began the Dutch commander.
“Casemiro is in all the European leagues, in more than 500 games he has never had a red card and now he has twice. debatable,” he added.
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— Manchester United (@ManUtd) March 12, 2023
This was Casemiro’s second dismissal in English football. The other had been against Crystal Palace, on February 4, also in a National League match. Suspended for four games, the Brazilian will miss an FA Cup clash, against Fulham, and three Premier League clashes, against Newcastle, Brentford and Everton.
As the punishment is valid only for tournaments in England, the player is available for the return of the Europa League against Betis, this Thursday, at 2:45 pm (Brasília time), at Benito Villamarín Stadium, in Spain. The first game ended in a 4-1 defeat by United.
In third place in the English Premier League, Manchester United is no longer in contention for the title and now focuses on winning a spot for the next Champions League. At this moment, the team has six points of advantage for Newcastle, fifth placed and first club outside the classification zone of the next Champions League.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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