Manchester United supervisor Erik ten Hag has reminded Arsenal that his facet had been capable of beat them with out Casemiro after the talismanic midfielder was suspended for Sunday’s crunch journey to the Emirates
Casemiro picked up a yellow card with ten minutes to go of United’s 1-1 draw away at Crystal Palace for a foul on Wilfried Zaha, his fifth reserving of the marketing campaign, which leads to a one-match suspension.
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After Michael Olise’s sensational free-kick snatched a draw for Palace in stoppage-time, United head to the Emirates in third, eight factors behind Arsenal.
United stay the one facet to have overwhelmed Arsenal within the Premier League this season and Ten Hag has instructed his gamers it’s as much as them to make up for Casemiro’s absence.
“Last time we beat Arsenal with out Casemiro,” stated Ten Hag.
Jamie Redknapp claims the reserving of Casemiro and subsequent suspension forward of Sunday’s journey to Arsenal within the Premier League took the steam out of the facet and led to Crystal Palace’s equaliser.
“Casemiro is clearly a very vital participant for us and he is among the causes that we’re within the place that we are actually.
“We have a squad and we’ve got to fill that hole and make a correct plan and the squad has to fill it. As a crew, we already confirmed the right way to beat Arsenal.”
Reacting to Casemiro’s problem on Zaha, Ten Hag instructed Sky Sports: “I believe it is instinctive, he went for the ball.
“He missed the ball however it’s fairly clear, on our proper facet, it may have been a harmful state of affairs. He needs to cease it. That was his response, it was fairly clear.
“Last time we beat Arsenal with out Casemiro, so this time we’ve got to do the identical.”
Redknapp: Title a step too far for United
Speaking within the Sky Sports studio afterwards, Jamie Redknapp stated United’s failure to carry on for victory at Selhurst Park could show terminal to their hopes of mounting a title problem regardless of their progress beneath Ten Hag.
“I did not actually consider Man Utd had been within the title image earlier than the sport,” stated the Sky Sports pundit.
“I nonetheless suppose they’ve a lot to do, however the development they’ve made up to now is astounding.
“The job he has accomplished is excellent. The tradition on the membership has utterly turned on its head they usually look an actual power once more.
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“I’m positive within the coming switch window they may solely get higher and higher too.
“However, the title this season is a little bit of a step too far. They have had an excessive amount of to do from the poor begin they’ve had.
“It’s simply vital that they preserve this momentum up. They are filled with confidence and Marcus Rashford appears to be like like he can rating in each sport.
“There is not any motive why they can’t go to Arsenal and get a consequence, however it’s now a lot harder with out Casemiro.”
Redknapp added of Sunday’s sport: “It’s going to be an ideal sport.
“From a impartial’s perspective, you simply wish to see the perfect gamers on the market – Partey towards Casemiro or Casemiro up towards Odegaard would have been excellent.
“But it’s not to be. United must discover a completely different approach of taking part in, perhaps with two defensive midfield gamers and make your self reall tough to play towards.
“That is what the great managers earn the massive cash for.
“It will likely be fascinating to see what Ten Hag’s ways are with out Casemiro.”
Analysis: Why that looks like a loss for Man Utd
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Casemiro will miss the sport towards Arsenal
Sky Sports’ Zinny Boswell at Selhurst Park:
“With that Casemiro reserving, it virtually looks like a loss for Man Utd.
“This was an enormous likelihood for United to pile stress on Arsenal forward of Sunday’s sport on the Emirates.
“But now the Gunners know that no matter what occurs this weekend they are going to be not less than 5 factors clear on the prime.
“Plus, United will likely be with out their most key participant, who was monumental once more for them at Selhurst Park.”
