Man Utd star posts cryptic Jose Mourinho meme after Casemiro red card

Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea posted a cryptic meme of former boss Jose Mourinho on social media following Casemiro's red card against Crystal Palace.

The Red Devils beat Palace 2-1 at Old Trafford to get back to winning ways in the league following an away defeat to Arsenal at the end of last month.

They were in control and took a 2-0 lead before Casemiro's red card allowed Palace to get one back, but Erik ten Hag's side managed to hold on.

The Brazilian midfielder was dismissed after a coming together with Palace star Will Hughes during a scuffle between both sets of players.

Ten Hag admitted after the game that Casemiro should have been sent off but called for the officials to be consistent saying that Jordan Ayew should have received the same punishment for his involvement.

Spanish goalkeeper De Gea then tweeted a meme of Mourinho after the game with the caption "If I speak I am in big trouble."

It refers to the Portuguese managers' infamous interview in 2014 when he was asked about red cards to his Chelsea players Ramires and Willian.

Can new signing Marcel Sabitzer step up

The Red Devils will now be without Casemiro for their next three domestic matches - home and away to rivals Leeds United and a clash at Old Trafford against Leicester City.

Given how influential the 30-year-old has been to United's success this season he will be a big miss.

With Christian Eriksen also out injured United will have to rely on their new signing Sabitzer who joined on loan from Bayern Munich on deadline day.

De Gea seems to think that the Austrian can step up to the plate and prove how good he is.

He said: "It’s going to be tough, for sure. We already lost Christian, now Casemiro: big players for us. But we have a bigger squad, players are ready to play, everyone is really focused. Sabitzer showed already – he played 15 to 20 minutes and he did really well, made some good tackles, he is good with the ball. And, everyone is ready to play."