Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag criticises Premier League refereeing after Casemiro red card
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag criticised the inconsistency of Premier League referees after Casemiro was sent off for the second time in as many months.
Casemiro was shown a yellow card for an overzealous tackle on Southampton midfielder Carlos Alcaraz in the 32nd minute of United’s goalless draw, but referee Anthony Taylor was advised to consult the monitor for a replay and he retrospectively dismissed the Brazilian.
The 31-year-old will serve a four-match suspension as he had already been sent off this season against Crystal Palace and it will take the total number of games Casemiro has been banned for up to eight.
Ten Hag questioned why Casemiro’s challenge warranted retrospective action when Leicester right-back Ricardo Pereira’s studs-up tackle on Chelsea forward Joao Felix went unpunished on Saturday. Ten Hag did not rule out appealing Casemiro’s red card.
The Dutchman also felt United were denied a penalty for an apparent handball by Southampton defender Armel Bella-Kotchap from Marcus Rashford’s cross.
When asked if he had asked Taylor for clarification on the policy, Ten Hag replied: “Of course, we talk but not a lot, so some questions we have.
“There’s another one: inconsistent. The referee is coming in the start of the season with a policy, we are Premier League, it’s coming strong here, we want intensity.
“Casemiro is across European games, over 500 games he never had a red card. Now he has two. Think about that. He plays tough but he plays fair. And also in this, he’s playing fair, same as against Crystal Palace, so it’s very debatable.
“Everyone who knows something about football, you know, and of course, when you freeze it, it looks bad. But everyone who knows something about football, who was acting on top football, they know what is bad, what isn’t bad and what is fair. And I tell you: Casemiro is a really fair player. Tough, but fair.”
Ten Hag also suggested the freeze-framing of potential red cards took incidents out of context. “When you do it like this you have to be consistent across all of the games, all of the decisions.
Source: Manchestereveningnews
