Sky Sports pundits Paul Merson and Michael Dawson were in disagreement over Casemiro's red card against Southampton, with the former believing he was unfortunate.
Casemiro was shown a second straight red card of the season after a reckless challenge saw him catch Southampton's Carlos Alcaraz in last weekend's 0-0 draw.
The Brazilian lunged in on the Saints forward in trying to win possession, his outstretched leg rolling over the ball and into the Argentinian's shin.
A VAR check deemed the challenge sufficient for a straight red and Casemiro was handed a four-game ban for the dismissal, meaning he misses Sunday's FA Cup clash against Fulham as well as league meetings with Newcastle, Brentford and Everton.
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