It was a bad tackle and a deserved red card – but Erik Ten Hag and everyone at Old Trafford won’t admit it. Instead, Manchester United confirmed they will not appeal the red card shown to Casemiro during Sunday’s goalless draw with Southampton – albeit with a side dish of complaints.Referee Anthony Taylor dismissed Casemiro following a tackle on Carlos Alcaraz at Old Trafford. After initially being booked, the decision was changed to a red card following a VAR review.##NAJAVA_MECA_7087843##The punishment is a four-game ban because the Brazil international was also sent off in the home win over Crystal Palace, again when VAR was used in the wake of a multi-player fracas.Ten Hag has made clear his frustration with what he felt was a harsh decision and also with the inconsistent way that VAR is intervening in games.”It is inconsistent. The referees are coming at the start of the season with a policy: we are the Premier League, we want intensity and Casemiro, across European games, over 500, he never had a red card but now, twice. He plays tough but he’s fair. Same as against Crystal Palace, so it’s very debatable. When you freeze Sunday’s challenge, it looks bad. Everyone who knows something about football, knows what is bad, what is fair and Casemiro is a fair player. Tough but fair, and it shows over 500 games in big leagues and he was never sent off. He’s disappointed.”Casemiro had never received a straight red card in his career before joining Man Utd. He now has two in his last three Premier League games 🫠 pic.twitter.com/XZ3cPqggG6— B/R Football (@brfootball) March 12, 2023 The midfielder will now serve a four-match domestic ban. The Brazilian will, however, be available for Thursday’s Europa League round-of-16 second leg away to Real Betis.Games Casemiro will miss:March 19: Man Utd vs Fulham (FA Cup)April 2: Newcastle vs Man Utd (Premier League)April 5: Man Utd vs Brentford (Premier League)April 8: Man Utd vs Everton (Premier League)
