The Tottenham striker had to sit out and watch his team-mates after losing his head for a moment during a big game at the weekend
Will Lankshear will be raring to get back to action this weekend after apologising to the Oxford United supporters following a red card that could have been costly.
The 20-year-old Tottenham striker has enjoyed a fruitful loan season in the Championship, bagging seven goals and one assist in his 32 matches for United across this campaign. However, Lankshear's enthusiasm got the better of him in the 77th minute of Oxford's clash against table-toppers Coventry on Saturday.
The forward had only come on in the 57th minute and picked up a yellow card two minutes later. Then with 13 minutes to go he ran on and caught his man while trying to get on to the ball, leaving the referee with no option but to produce a second yellow card and then the red.
The next day Lankshear took to social media, posting in an Instagram story: "I'd like to apologise for yesterday. I'll always give my all for this football club and compete for every single ball. However, in the circumstances, I should've avoided it. I will learn from it and keep moving forward."
Lankshear was off the pitch when a Tottenham team-mate came on to it in the shape of Yang Min-hyeok, who was brought off the bench by Frank Lampard for Coventry in the 90th minute but the high-flying hosts could not find a winner against the 10 men of United, who ended up taking home a much-needed point.
It is not Lankshear's first senior red card as he was sent off for Tottenham in the Europa League at Galatasaray last season after scoring his first goal for the club earlier in the game.
Oxford are four points from safety in 23rd place in the Championship table and Lankshear was suspended from their 3-0 home defeat to Norwich City on Tuesday night.
The FA Cup brings respite from the league this weekend as United welcome Premier League side Sunderland on Sunday afternoon, giving Lankshear a chance to test himself against a top flight defence.
Oxford have another Spurs player in Jamie Donley, who had a great experience in the FA Cup with Leyton Orient last season, but the midfielder got injured in his first match for United - the FA Cup win at MK Dons last month - after a sickening aerial collision left him with multiples injuries he is still recovering from.