Maguire to Serve Additional One-Game Suspension for Misconduct

Manchester United's Harry Maguire has been handed an additional one-match ban for misconduct, ruling him out of the upcoming trip to Chelsea. An independent regulatory commission charged Maguire with acting in an improper manner after he swore at fourth official Matt Donohue following his red card against Bournemouth on March 20. Maguire was reacting to being sent off for denying a goalscoring opportunity when he pushed Evanilson, before Eli Junior Kroupi equalized from the spot in added time. He has already served a suspension for the red card, missing the 2-1 defeat to Leeds, and will now miss the trip to Stamford Bridge on Saturday due to the additional ban. Maguire admitted to the offence and was also fined £30,000. The FA's written reasons revealed that Donohue claimed Maguire said: 'You're a joke, you're all a f****** joke,' as he left the field, although Maguire claimed he did not insult the fourth official but said 'something along the lines of 'it is a f****** joke'.' Manchester United will now be without both Maguire and Lisandro Martinez against Chelsea after the Argentina centre-back was sent off for pulling Dominic Calvert-Lewin's hair during the defeat to Leeds. With Maguire now suspended, Manchester United's centre-back options are limited, with Lisandro Martinez also banned and Matthijs de Ligt still sidelined with a back injury. Leny Yoro and Ayden Heaven are United's only natural centre-backs, but both have shown their inexperience this season. Luke Shaw is a more tried and tested option, but the physical challenge of Joao Pedro could cause Carrick to pursue a more conventional option. Casemiro played centre-back when the squad was stretched under Erik ten Hag, but it feels unlikely Carrick would restrict his side's limited options in midfield further. A final option might be to delve into their deep youth ranks, with eighteen-year-old Godwill Kukonki a possible choice after featuring in several matchday squads under Ruben Amorim.