Harry Maguire will miss Manchester United’s trip to Chelsea this weekend after the FA upheld a charge of misconduct.
The England centre-back has received an additional one-game ban and a fine after he swore at fourth official Matt Donohue following his red card at Bournemouth.
The suspension is a major blow to Michael Carrick, who is set to be without his first-choice centre-back pairing for this weekend’s crucial clash against top-five rivals Chelsea.
Lisandro Martinez is also banned after being sent off against Leeds, with The Athletic reporting that there is little optimism his ban will be overturned despite the club’s appeal.
Martinez was sent off for violent conduct after pulling Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s hair at Old Trafford. Carrick called the decision ‘one of the worst’ he had seen. However, hair pulling of any force is now deemed violent conduct and a red card.
“That decision was one of the worst I’ve ever seen,” Carrick said.
“He [Calvert-Lewin] can throw his arms in Licha’s [Martinez’s] face – and then he’s sent off. Shocking.
“I don’t even know what it looks like. It’s not a pull, it’s not a tug, it’s not aggressive. He touches it and he gets sent off.
“Worse of all, he gets sent to overturn it, a clear and obvious error. Shocking. He is off balance and grappling.
“We have got to be careful where the game is going. It is a shocking decision, absolutely shocking.”
United are also without Matthijs de Ligt, due to injury, which could lead to a youthful partnership of 20-year-old Leny Yoro and 19-year-old Ayden Heaven at Stamford Bridge.
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