Casemiro: Which games will Manchester United midfielder miss after second red card of season?

Manchester United midfielder Casemiro is facing a four-game ban after receiving a straight red card during Sunday’s goalless draw with Southampton.

The Brazilian was originally given a yellow card by referee Anthony Taylor for a first-half challenge on Southampton midfielder Carlos Alcaraz, but it was upgraded to a red after VAR Andre Marriner advised Taylor to watch the monitor.

Casemiro was visibly upset as he left the Old Trafford pitch and now faces missing Man Utd’s next four games as it is his second red card of the season, having been sent off against Crystal Palace earlier in the campaign.

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Image: Manchester United's Casemiro tackles Carlos Alcaraz of Southampton

Erik ten Hag’s side face losing the 31-year-old for the following games:

Fulham (h) – March 19, FA Cup
Newcastle (a) – April 2, Premier League
Brentford (h) – April 5, Premier League
Everton (h) – April 8, Premier League

Casimero will next be available domestically for Manchester United on April 15 when they travel to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League. His ban does not include European matches so he will be available for Thursday’s Europa League clash with Real Betis.

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Casimero was sent off after 34 minutes but Ten Hag’s side were able to hold out for a 0-0 draw to stay third in the Premier League.

Ten Hag said: “Casemiro has played over 500 games in Europe. He never had a red card but now in four or five [Premier League] games he has two red cards.”

Image: Manchester United midfielder Casemiro was sent off earlier this season after a VAR review spotted him putting both of his hands around the neck of Crystal Palace's Will Hughes.

Asked how much of a loss Casemiro would be, Ten Hag added: “That is not the issue. We will deal with that but the deal was that this game was influenced by the referee.”

Ten Hag was also unhappy that his side were not awarded a penalty at the end of the first half. He said: “Definitely. There is no doubt so I don’t understand why the VAR is not interrupting because previously they did it.

“The refereeing has influenced this game and we talk about two issues [Casemiro’s red and no penalty for United].”

Man Utd keeper David de Gea told Sky Sports: “It should be a game to win today but the game changed when we lost a man in the team.

“We tried our best to score but it was difficult. They had some chances but in the end we showed good team spirit. We have to take the point and keep going.”

“I think Casemiro was unlucky. He tried to touch the ball and his foot came up high. I think the referees need to show more consistency. Sometimes they show a red card and sometimes they don’t.

“It’s going to be tough, he’s a big player. We will miss him for four games but we have a big squad. We have players coming from the bench who do well. We will keep working hard.”