Romero to miss four games after red card

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Romero

Tottenham Hotspur, captain Cristian Romero will be slapped with a four-game suspension for his red card in Saturday’s Premier League clash with Manchester United, in which he equalled an unwanted record.

The Argentine held his place in the first XI at Old Trafford despite his recent explosive outburst towards the Tottenham hierarchy on social media.

Romero hit out at the “unbelievable” and “disgraceful” Tottenham squad shortages after transfer deadline day, but head coach Thomas Frank insisted that the matter had been dealt with internally.

The World Cup winner was therefore trusted to marshal his backline at the Theatre of Dreams, but his race was run midway through the first half, when he caught Casemiro with a crunching tackle.

Referee Michael Oliver did not hesitate to brandish the red card for serious foul play, which would normally carry a three-game ban, but Romero is set to serve an additional match suspension.

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