The Red Devils have received 38 bookings in 15 league matches - the joint-fourth worst record across the entire division - though because Bruno Fernandes’ red card against Tottenham was overturned following a successful appeal, they are one of only six clubs to have not had a player sent off.
It has been a hugely disappointing campaign so far for United, so much so that it cost Erik ten Hag his job back in October. Things haven’t improved a great deal under Ruben Amorim just yet as they currently sit 13th in the table, heading towards the halfway point of the season.
Though should the Portuguese tactician get his ideas across, there’s every chance United will improve and mount a top-four challenge.
However, disciplinary issues could prove problematic, with United having already had two suspensions this season and a number of players are not far away from adding to that tally.
As every club have already been made fully aware of this season, players who pick up five yellow cards in the first 19 matches of the Premier League season are hit with a one-match ban.
From that point onwards, players who are booked 10 times in the first 32 matches of the campaign are suspended for two games.
Suspension risk: One more yellow card for Manchester United would see Harry Maguire serve a one-match ban
Kobbie Mainoo and Lisandro Martinez both picked up their fifth yellow cards of the season in the same game - the 4-0 win over Everton - and therefore had to serve a suspension against Arsenal.
Fortunately, United have nobody serving a suspension for this weekend’s huge derby away at Manchester City.
As yellow cards issued in the Premier League do not carry over into the domestic cup competitions, after the Manchester derby, Amorim’s side have games against Bournemouth, Wolves and Newcastle before the bar for a suspension is raised.
**Four yellow cards:** Harry Maguire
**Three yellow cards:** Diogo Dalot, Manuel Ugarte
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