Patrick Dorgu will want to quickly forget about his first-half performance for Manchester United against Ipswich Town.
Just four minutes into the Premier League clash, Patrick Dorgu’s back pass skipped past Andre Onana and set up an easy opener for Jaden Philogene, although the majority of the blame lies with the goalkeeper.
After a terrible first-half performance against Everton, Ruben Amorim wanted his side to start quickly, but Manchester United endured a nightmarish first five minutes.
The Red Devils clawed their way into a lead after an own-goal from Sam Morsy and a first Old Trafford goal for Matthijs de Ligt, but things came crashing back down to earth when Dorgu was sent off for a reckless challenge.
Patrick Dorgu vs Ipswich:
🥅 Made an error with Andre Onana leading to an Ipswich goal
🟥 Sent off in the 43rd minuteA night to forget in his first Premier League match at Old Trafford 😕 pic.twitter.com/J16BOOyW3C
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The 20-year-old mistimed his challenge on Omari Hutchinson and received a straight red card from referee Darren England following a VAR review.
Which games Patrick Dorgu will be suspended for
Dorgu has made a bright start at United following his £25m move from Lecce in the January transfer window.
Ruben Amorim has praised Dorgu for his performances so far, but the United head coach will now have to cope without him for three games.
Suspensions from Premier League red cards can be served in the FA Cup, so the first game Dorgu will miss is Sunday’s FA Cup fifth-round clash against Fulham.
After that, Dorgu will be able to feature in the Europa League trip to Real Sociedad, but he will miss the next two Premier League matches against Arsenal and Leicester City.
To summarise, here are the games Dorgu will miss:
How Man United will replace Patrick Dorgu
Dorgu will be a huge miss for United given that Amorim was desperate for a new left wing-back.
With the Dane now suspended, Amorim will have to plug square holes with round pegs once again.
After Dorgu was sent off, Noussair Mazraoui came on to replace him and the £13m summer signing will likely have to step up for the next three matches.
Diogo Dalot could return to left wing-back after playing there for the first half of the season before Dorgu’s arrival.
Luke Shaw is no closer to returning from injury, so he will likely not be available to fill in for Dorgu, while United’s other left-sided full-back Tyrell Malacia is on loan at PSV.