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Erik Ten Hag blasted the decision to single out Casemiro and send off the Manchester United midfielder following a 20-man bust-up with Crystal Palace at Old Trafford.
Casemiro was shown a red card for grabbing Will Hughes by the throat after VAR advised referee Andre Marriner to view the pitch-side monitor, but Ten Hag claimed that Palace striker Jordan Ayew was guilty of the same offence against Fred and criticised the lack of fairness or consistency.
‘I see two teams fighting each other,’ said the United manager. ‘I see two teams where several players crossed the line, and then one player is picked out and gets sent off. For me, that’s not right.
‘When Casemiro is sent off for this incident, many more players should have been sent off. You have to be consistent.’
Asked if Ayew should have been one of them, Ten Hag replied: ‘Definitely. He did even worse than Casemiro. Casemiro, you freeze the shot and he crossed the line. Ayew definitely. You have to be consistent with VAR.
Manchester United midfielder Casemiro was sent off for grabbing Will Hughes by the neck
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag suggested Casemiro had been singled out in the brawl
