Luke Shaw has admitted the Manchester United players are disappointed by Casemiro's suspension but claims it offers an opportunity for another player to "make their mark".
Casemiro was shown a straight red card in the 70th minute of United's 2-1 victory against Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon. The Brazilian received his marching orders after a VAR check, which highlighted his violent conduct against Will Hughes.
The midfielder will now serve a three-match ban and he'll be unavailable in games against Leeds and Leicester.
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Although Shaw admitted the dressing room is disappointed by the suspension, he explained in his post-match interview that the absence of Casemiro could actually be an opportunity for someone else to come into the side.
"To be honest, there were so many people [involved], I didn't actually know what was going on. I think a lot of the players were talking, asking who it was for, then someone obviously mentioned it was Casemiro," Shaw told MUTV.
"I think everyone knows when the referee goes over to the monitor it's not good. Of course, we're extremely disappointed to lose him, but it's now a big opportunity for someone else to come in and make their mark on this team.
"They can come in, show their qualities and why they're here. He's [Marcel Sabitzer] been amazing, he's not been here long, just a couple of days now and he's shown his quality in training. To come on with 10 men and show that impressive performance in not so long is good.
"He's shown [promising] signs to come of what he is about."
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