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Erik ten Hag claims referees have to be consistent after Casemiro's red card against Crystal Palace

Erik Ten Hag blasted the decision to single out Casemiro and send off the Manchester United midfielder following a 20-man bust-up with Crystal Palace at Old Trafford.

Casemiro was shown a red card for grabbing Will Hughes by the throat after VAR advised referee Andre Marriner to view the pitch-side monitor, but Ten Hag claimed that Palace striker Jordan Ayew was guilty of the same offence against Fred and criticised the lack of fairness or consistency.

‘I see two teams fighting each other,’ said the United manager. ‘I see two teams where several players crossed the line, and then one player is picked out and gets sent off.