(PLO) – Coach Erik Ten Hag faced a double headache at Manchester United when Casemiro’s problem surfaced.
That is the headline shared in the Mirror (UK) today (January 17) as Manchester United face the risk of being without Casemiro in the Premier League match against Arsenal at the weekend.
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Accordingly, MU has two players at risk of suspension in the match against the top team Arsenal, including the best signing of the transfer window Casemiro. Coach Erik Ten Hag had to deal with Casemiro’s problem. Should Casemiro receive a yellow card in the Premier League match against Crystal Palace in midweek, the 30-year-old Brazilian midfielder will miss the very important game against Arsenal afterwards.
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Ten Hag has a headache because he faces the risk of losing Casemiro in the match against Arsenal at the Emirates away. PHOTO: MIRROR |
It will be Casemiro’s fifth yellow card this season, meaning he will be suspended for one game. The situation is complicated when Casemiro’s Brazilian compatriot Fred has the same problem. Both will not be able to play against Arsenal if they receive a yellow card at Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park.
Casemiro and Fred played extremely well and extremely well in MU’s 2-1 upstream victory over rivals Manchester City in the Premier League at Old Trafford last weekend.
MU is still the only team to beat Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal “gunner” in the Premier League at the moment. MU and Arsenal are the two clubs with the highest form currently in the Premier League. MU has won 9 consecutive matches but is still 9 points behind the top team Arsenal.
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Fred played very well in the match MU beat Man City 2-1. PHOTO: GETTY |
If they can do the same thing as winning 3-1 at Old Trafford in the first leg, MU will shorten the gap with Arsenal to 6 points and relive the championship race. On the other hand, if losing to Arsenal, MU’s goal is probably just a position in the Top 4 to have a place in the Champions League next season.
Meanwhile, Casemiro joined United this past summer from Real Madrid in a deal worth more than £60 million. The Brazilian midfielder gradually proves to be an indispensable link in coach Erik Ten Hag’s squad. Casemiro received 2 yellow cards at MU before the 2022 World Cup. After the World Cup, Casemiro received 2 more yellow cards, including the recent Manchester derby against Man City.
Fred is not always playing regularly in the MU squad. The 29-year-old Brazilian midfielder had his first game since October last year when he was unexpectedly named in the starting XI by Ten Hag against Pep Guardiola’s side. Unfortunately, both Fred and Casemiro received yellow cards in the final minutes of the game against Manchester City, Fred in the 88th minute and Casemiro in the 89th minute.
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Casemiro has received 4 yellow cards so far. PHOTO: GETTY |
It is even more regrettable when the confrontation between MU and Crystal Palace is the last match to apply a 1-match suspension when the player receives 5 yellow cards. After mid-season, the suspension only applies to players receiving 10 yellow cards.
Therefore, Ten Hag can let both Fred and Casemiro rest in the match against Crystal Palace. The Dutch teacher can give Scott McTominay a chance to start, and Bruno Fernandes will also drop a little deeper to support the defense.
Victory over Crystal Palace will help Manchester United climb to second in the Premier League table, at least temporarily. However, Manchester City can surpass MU to reclaim second place if they win Tottenham at Etihad 1 day later.
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Casemiro is an indispensable player in Ten Hag’s squad. PHOTO: GETTY |
Coach Erik Ten Hag shared after the recent MU victory over Man City: “We have improved, that’s obvious. There’s still a long way to go but we have a lot of aspects in our game we have to improve but we are improving.
MU fans can dream (of winning the Premier League) but we don’t, we have to keep our feet on the ground and face we have a lot to improve in the game. It’s impossible after the first half that we lost control of the game so much.”
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