Man Utd wronged as pundits rally round Casemiro and Ten Hag fumes at repercussions of Palace brawl

Premier League legend Alan Shearer has defended Casemiro after his red card against Crystal Palace and believes a different camera angle, which was not shown by the VAR, completely exonerates the Manchester United midfielder.

The Red Devils secured a 2-1 victory over Patrick Vieira’s men at Old Trafford on Saturday but had to fight hard for three points in for the final 20 minutes of the match after Casemiro was sent off.

A rough challenge from Jeffrey Schlupp on Antony sparked a brawl between both sets of players. And afterwards, Casemiro was singled out by the VAR for having grabbed Palace midfielder Will Hughes around the neck.

United chief Erik ten Hag admitted afterwards that his experienced midfielder had crossed a line. However, he felt Eagles frontman Jordan Ayew should also have seen red and claimed Casemiro was simply trying to stop Hughes from getting involved in the melee.

Shearer also feels the red card was incredibly harsh on the Real Madrid legend. And an alternate camera angle showed there was no malice in Casemiro’s face and he was grabbing Hughes more by the shirt than his neck.