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Alan Shearer has defended Casemiro after his pink card towards Crystal Palace and believes a special digital camera angle which was not used by the VAR exonerates the Manchester United midfielder.
The Purple Devils secured a 2-1 victory over the south London club at Previous Trafford on Saturday however needed to dig in for the final 20 minutes of the match after Casemiro was sent off.
A tough problem from Jeffrey Schlupp on Antony sparked a melee between both units of gamers and Casemiro was singled out by the VAR for having grabbed Will Hughes around the neck.
Supervisor Erik ten Hag admitted afterwards that his experienced midfielder had crossed a line, although he felt Jordan Ayew also needs to have seen purple and claimed Casemiro was merely making an attempt to cease Hughes from getting concerned in the brawl.
Shearer also feels the sending off was extremely harsh on the previous Real Madrid enforcer and produced an alternate digital camera angle which confirmed there was no malice in Casemiro’s face and he was grabbing Hughes extra by the shirt than his neck.
‘There’s a melee within the corner, you'll be able to see everyone coming together, there’s pushing and shoving and grabbing and all the things else,’ stated Shearer on Match of the Day.
‘And then the referee is definitely despatched to the display because of that, but the angle that he’s shown – he’s proven a still, after which he’s showed it in sluggish movement – in that place [from behind Casemiro] from that angle.


‘However there’s one other angle where it doesn’t look anyplace near as dangerous.
‘And this angle right here [from behind Hughes] you possibly can see it there intently, he’s obtained hold of him, sure, but by the shirt relatively than across the neck.
‘There’s a lot more happening, i.e Ayew on Fred and what have you. You'll be able to see there’s slaps and pushing and grabbing and every part else.’
Fellow pundit Ian Wright additionally felt the choice was unfair on Casmeiro, adding of the skirmish: ‘I might have beloved it! I might have sorted out anyone I don’t actually get on with! But the reality is it’s simply purses, simply clear it up and get on with it. Very harsh.’
Whereas Ten Hag felt the still image of Casemiro shown to referee Andre Marriner was fairly damning, he was additionally keen to emphasize that the Brazilian was on the edge of the fracas and was making an attempt to keep Hughes away.
‘Casemiro is defending our participant, and protecting the player [Hughes], holding him again. If Casemiro should have been sent off, many extra gamers ought to have been sent off,’ he stated.
MORE : Erik ten Hag slams VAR over Casemiro red card and says Jordan Ayew should have been sent off
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