Manchester United's Harry Maguire will be absent from the upcoming match against Chelsea due to an additional one-match suspension for misconduct. An independent regulatory commission imposed the ban on April 1, citing Maguire's improper behavior towards fourth official Matt Donohue after his red card against Bournemouth on March 20. Maguire had reacted to being sent off for denying a goalscoring opportunity and will now miss the trip to Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
He had already served a suspension for the red card and will also face a £30,000 fine. The FA's written reasons revealed that Maguire had used insulting language towards the fourth official, although he claimed he did not directly insult Donohue. With Maguire and Lisandro Martinez both suspended, Manchester United's center-back options are limited, leaving the team with a tough decision to make ahead of the Chelsea match.