After receiving a late yellow card against Crystal Palace for a well-timed challenge on Wilfred Zaha earlier in the week, Man United midfielder Casemiro will miss his team’s Premier League clash against leaders Arsenal on Sunday.
Although the Red Devils took the lead against Palace thanks to Bruno Fernandes’ first half, the 20-time league winners fell behind after Michael Olise fired a superb equalizer after extra time.
Despite the disappointing 1-1 result, which saw United take just one South London point, arguably Erik Ten Hag’s biggest problem came after Casemiro was shown a yellow card. The South American’s latest yellow card now means he is suspended for his team’s next game.
Looking to close the gap to Arsenal at the top of the table, United must not only find a way to pull off the league double over their London rivals, but will have to do it without the help of Casemiro, who will undoubtedly He has been one of the best players on the team so far this season.
Although Ten Hag’s decision to play the former Real Madrid star at Palace fell through, Collymore stood up for the Dutchman.
“Erik Ten Hag was not wrong to start Casemiro against Crystal Palace and anyone who suggests otherwise is being left behind,” Collymore said in an exclusive interview.
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“United could have lost to Palace and then lost to the Gunners, and if Ten Hag hadn’t played Casemiro in the middle of the week, that too would have been called into question, so the decision was easy: start him and hope he does.” . Don’t card yourself. Unfortunately for the Red Devils, it didn’t quite go to plan and now they must find a way to get a good result against the league leaders on Sunday.”
After speculating on how the Red Devils can handle Casemiro’s absence, Collymore hinted that Fred might be a better option than Scott McTominay.
He added: “United beat Arsenal in September with Scott McTominay and Christian Eriksen in their base midfield, and although they were a little flattered by their 3-1 win that Arsenal were good in that game, it was the Red Devils who they took everything. three points and that’s a given so whether or not Ten Hag will tell McTominay to go and do his job again I’m not sure but the way Fred played against Man City last weekend will surely be on the table. your coach’s mind.
“The Brazilian was tenacious, ran out of socks and came back very well. He really helped put City’s midfield out of business.”
United’s clash against Arsenal, which will take place at the Emirates Stadium, kicks off at 4:30pm (UK time) on Sunday and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports.
