Manchester United were facing Bournemouth in the Premier League at Old Trafford and have been handed a selection blow for the weekend clash against Aston Villa
Casemiro is now suspended for Manchester United’s trip to Aston Villa(Image: PETER POWELL / AFP via Getty Images)
Manchester United have been handed a fresh selection blow for their upcoming Premier League clash against Aston Villa. United were handed the blow during their match against Bournemouth on Monday night.
Ruben Amorim and Co. were facing the Cherries on Monday evening in the top flight as they looked to secure all three points.
However, on the hour mark, United would already be trailing 3-2 at Old Trafford as they looked to secure another important three points.
United had taken the lead with an Amad header before Antoine Semenyo equalised for Bournemouth in the first half.
A header from Casemiro would then give United the lead just before half-time, only for the Reds to lose their lead again with goals from Evanlison and Marcus Tavernier for the visitors. Bruno Fernandes then equalised for United with a free-kick of his own in the 77th minute, before Matheus Cunha put United in front a few minutes later.
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Bournemouth then equalised when Eli Junior Kroupi made it 4-4. Tavernier’s earlier goal came from a direct free-kick, which was awarded after a foul from Casemiro on the Bournemouth forward.
Referee Simon Hooper handed Casemiro a yellow card for the challenge, which was his seventh in the league so far this season but his fifth individual caution not including the two yellows he received in the win over Chelsea in September.
As a result, Casemiro will now serve a one-match suspension, which will see the Brazilian miss the away trip to Villa Park at the weekend.
United will also be without Amad, Bryan Mbeumo and Noussair Mazraoui for the clash against Villa, with the trio taking part in the Africa Cup of Nations for their respective countries over the next few weeks.
Amorim was also unable to call on Harry Maguire and Matthijs de Ligt for the clash against Bournemouth due to injuries on Monday night.
Casemiro picked up a yellow card during Manchester United’s clash with Bournemouth(Image: Richard Martin-Roberts – CameraSport via Getty Images)
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