At the crack of dawn on Sunday, a Premier League marquee match was staged at Manchester United's home ground, the Otford Stadium. With a thrilling 2-1 victory, United extended their winning streak to 13 games and climbed to third place in the table. Despite the fact that midfielder Casimiru lost control of his game and received a red card and a three-match suspension, United fans seem to be unconcerned as Casimiru will be preparing for the upcoming Europa League play-offs and the EFL Cup final.
At the beginning of the match, Manchester United had a strong momentum. In only 7 minutes, a handball in the penalty area by a Crystal Palace player led to a penalty kick, which was converted by Bono Fernandes. 62 minutes later, Rashford took an assist from Lauchisaur to increase the score to 2-0. However, in 70 minutes, Anthony Maffeos was infringed on and clashed, and Kasmyk Road was sent off with a red card, which was followed by a goal by Crystal Palace, who lost 1-2 in the final match.
Opta data shows that United have gone 13 consecutive games unbeaten at home, the longest home unbeaten streak since 2010 to 2011. However, coach Tannhäuser expressed his dissatisfaction with the referee's decision after the match: "United played well and united as a team, and we cannot accept that a player could have suffered a serious injury. It is true that Kasmiru was overly impulsive, but Jordan Aho's behavior was much worse and the VAR's decisions need to be more uniform."
Thankfully, Kasimiru's three-match suspension comes just in time for his comeback in the EFL Cup final against Newcastle, which is sandwiched between two big Europa League play-off matches against Barcelona. This means that Kasimiru can concentrate on these three vital games, while the only ones he will miss will be the league showdowns with Leeds United and Leicester City.
The Sun quoted Man Utd fans as saying: "Without Casimiru, Man Utd can still cope with these league matches, and he's good enough to play against Barcelona", "If you can choose the opponent to be suspended, then Leicester Utd and Leicester City are the best choices! ", "A refreshed Kasmiru facing the Europa League and EFL Cup finals might be a good thing".
