Patrick Dorgu will not feature for Manchester United along with his team for today’s FA Cup match against Fulham. That’s because he was given a straight red card which rules him out of today’s match as well as the fixtures against Arsenal and Ipswich Town later this month. His suspension will be effective next match.
The wing-back was shown a straight red during the game against Ipswich Town on Wednesday, which will now prevent him from participating in today’s match and the upcoming assignments against Arsenal as well as Ipswich Town later in the season.
That night, Ruben Amorim sent on Noussair Mazraoui to restore balance to his team and, like on so many other occasions, the Moroccan seeks to occupy one of the two defensive halves of the field with Diogo Dalot on the other side.
Following Dorgu’s straight red card, Alejandro Garnacho was brought on before the half was over and walked down the hall after receiving a substitution from the head coach.
Amorim has since disclosed that Garnacho would settle the dinner expenses for his teammates in an attempt to apologize for the incident that appeared to be at rest.
The United coach further noted that the Argentinian player suffered a slight injury in that fixture. Amorim felt confident that Garnacho would be ready to play today, although he was to undergo further evaluations on Saturday. United’s own goal has drawn level with the figures of the two center backs which were needed to scrape past Ipswitch with Rasmaus Hojlund not scoring in his last 16 matches, and has netted 2 times in the English Premier League this season.
Since early December, Zirkzee has one goal to his name, which came when he came on as a substitute last match vs Leicester City and scored one.
A seventeen-year-old Chido Obi is scoring these days so he may continue to be selected on the bench.
The forward has already made an appearance in the senior matches against Tottenham, and Everton and is no longer eligible to play for the Under-18 team that won against Arsenal in the FA Youth Cup last Friday.
Amorim will be working with the same squad this evening as injuries continue to present challenges. Kobbie Mainoo is anticipated to be unavailable until following the March international break, and both Amad Diallo and Lisandro Martinez will miss the rest of the season.
Altay Baynidir, who was a standout for United in the third round against Arsenal, remains sidelined, along with Jonny Evans and Toby Collyer, while Luke Shaw and Mason Mount are still recovering.
Predicted Man Utd XI to face Fulham
Onana, de Ligt, Maguire, Yoro, Mazraoui, Ugarte, Fernandes, Dalot, Zirkzee, Garnacho, Hojlund
Where to watch Man Utd vs Fulham? Kick-off time and TV channel
Man Utd vs Fulham kicks off at 4:30pm on Sunday 2 March.
Live coverage is available on BBC 1 and BBC iPlayer.