Just as Manchester United fans thought that the crisis is over and that 4-1 win over Betis in the Europa League was good enough to forget the 7-0 humiliation in Liverpool, the last placed Southampton ‘broke off’ two points from the Red Devils. United only drew 0-0 with the Saints, but to make things worse, lost two players for a number of games. The Brazilian magician Casemiro got the red card (again) and will miss the next four games, while the Argentinian teenager Alejandro Garnacho got injured and was seen on crunches after the game, which is never a good sign. Trossard’s hat-trick of assists gives Arsenal more room up top, Saints leave Old Trafford undefeatedBrought in as big reinforcement, Casemiro came from Real Madrid and went straight into the starting lineup, giving United the firm midfield, something they missed since having Fred and McTominay in the middle. The Brazilian scored some goals along the way too, but suddenly he started receiving red cards. Casemiro got ‘red’ twice during his 10 year career with Real, but now he got the same amount of card in just 39 days in Manchester. In fact, the red card against Southampton was his first straight red card in his career, and he left Old Trafford in tears, consoled by his teammates. “The referees came into the season with a policy that we are the Premier League, we want intensity and we want to go strong. Casemiro has played 500 games in Europe and never had a straight red card, and now he has two. He plays tough but fair. Of course, it looks bad when you freeze the frame but everyone who knows something about football know what is bad and what is fair. I tell you Casemiro is a very fair player. He didn’t say a lot in the dressing-room. He is disappointed” said Ten Hag after the match. 🔴 Was it a red card for @Casemiro or not? pic.twitter.com/784qH7G6U8— mpagifarid (@mpagifarid) March 12, 2023 The Brazilian was dismissed during United’s 2-1 win over Crystal Palace in February. The red card means the midfielder will be banned for four matches, meaning he will miss league games against Newcastle, Everton and Brentford, plus next week’s FA Cup quarter-final against Fulham. ##NAJAVA_MECA_7087982##
