Harry Maguire will miss Manchester United's trip to Chelsea after being given an additional one-match ban by the Football Association for his reaction to a red card at Bournemouth. The 33-year-old was sent off at the Vitality Stadium last month for a foul on Evanilson, with the resulting penalty securing a 2-2 draw for the hosts.
The FA's written reasons confirmed that fourth official Matthew Donohue submitted an Extraordinary Incident Report Form, claiming Maguire shouted as he left the field: “You’re a joke. You’re all a fucking joke.” Maguire denied insulting the official, saying he said “something along the lines of ‘it is a fucking joke’.”
An independent Regulatory Commission imposed a one-match suspension and £30,000 fine after Maguire admitted a charge of improper conduct. The ban compounds absences of fellow centre-backs Matthijs de Ligt and Lisandro Martínez, who starts a three-match suspension following his red card against Leeds.
With de Ligt absent since November with a back issue, the 19-year-old Ayden Heaven could line up alongside 20-year-old Leny Yoro at the heart of defence against Chelsea. United head coach Michael Carrick criticised Martínez's red card as “one of the worst I’ve seen” and the club are said to have appealed the decision.
