'Doesn't want to' - Man Utd & Ipswich Town managers give their verdicts on Patrick Dorgu red card

Manchester United will be without Patrick Dorgu for their next three domestic games after the left-back was shown a straight red card for a rash challenge on Ipswich Town’s Omari Hutchinson on Wednesday night.

The tackle was initially unpunished by the referee but VAR recommended an on-field check, with Dorgu given his marching orders after consultation with the pitch-side monitor. He will now miss Sunday’s FA Cup contest with Fulham as well as Premier League games with Arsenal and Leicester City. His ban only applies to domestic games, meaning he will be available for the Europa League round of 16 clash with Real Sociedad.

The three-game ban comes at a tough time for United on the injury front with Lisandro Martinez and Amad Diallo out for the season while Kobbie Mainoo is not due back until after the international break. Noussair Mazraoui is likely to fill the void at left back for the next three games after coming on following the dismissal.

Managers react to red card

United boss Ruben Amorim took no issue with the decision to send Dorgu off but was keen to clarify the defender did not intend to harm his opponent. He said: “Then the sending off, the important thing is that I really know Dorgu quite well. He doesn’t want to harm anybody and that is important for me.

“Then you have this situation. He had that mistake and then you feel in the game that he was making a lot of runs, trying to win every ball, being aggressive and sometimes you overdo it and he has these problems today.”

Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna admitted the incident was a blow for his side, as Hutchinson was forced off after 66 minutes as he was still feeling the affects of the tackle. McKenna said: “I think it was a red card. I was right in front of it. He’s gone over the ball.

“I think you always assume the best in people and I assume he’s not meant it, but he’s gone over the ball and it’s also resulted in Omari having to go off in the second half and he’s a big, big player for us against a lower block.

“That was a blow for us, but VAR dealt with it and gave the red card, so we can’t have too many complaints and hopefully Omari will be OK.”

Ex-ref gives his view

Former referee Dermot Gallagher felt the sending off was an example of VAR being used in a positive manner. He said on Sky Sports: "It's fantastic [intervention from VAR] because if you look at another angle, it's a really bad challenge. I'm not saying he means to do it, but it's a really mis-timed challenge.

"He's caught him up the shin, he's come from distance, he's got speed, hitting with the studs. VAR have told Darren England to go and look at it, which he did and it's a red.

"Because of the referee's position, he doesn't see the magnitude of that foul. He actually restarted with a throw-in so he didn't think it was a foul. When he's gone to the screen, he's realised he's got it wrong. That's what it's for."