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Jamie Redknapp feels losing Casemiro to suspension for their crunch Premier League clash with leaders Arsenal made their 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace much worse.
The Brazilian midfielder picked up his fifth booking of the season when he brought down Palace attacker Wilfried Zaha in the 80th minute at Selhurst Park.
The £70million summer signing, who has been crucial to United's success so far this campaign, will now therefore be forced to miss out on their trip to north London on Sunday.
Jamie Redknapp feels losing Casemiro to suspension made Man United's draw so much worse
The Brazilian midfielder picked up his fifth booking of the season in their 1-1 draw with Palace
Pundit and former midfielder Redknapp feels the loss of Casemiro for Sunday's clash is a huge blow, even more so than missing out on the chance of moving up to second in the league table.
'From Man Utd's point of view, it couldn't have gone any worse,' Redknapp said post-match on Sky Sports.
'We spoke before the game about Casemiro. Don't get booked. Don't get into any confrontations. It was so important because they need him on Sunday.
The United star brought down Palace attacker Wilfried Zaha in the 80th minute of the match
'When he got booked in the 80 minute, it was like the steam was completely taken out of Manchester United.
It affected them so much. They knew that there most important player, in that defensive role, was missing.'
The former Real Madrid defensive midfielder appeared frustrated with his team-mate Bruno Fernandes after being booked for his challenge on Zaha.
Redknapp added: 'It was a moment of madness. You could see Casemiro was furious with Bruno Fernandes, who jumped out of a (previous) challenge.
Casemiro was clearly furious with his team-mate Bruno Fernandes after being shown a yellow
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