Neville and Carragher agree as Man Utd given critical warning about Casemiro

Aug 15, 2023 at 3:48 AM
Neville and Carragher agree as Man Utd given critical warning about Casemiro

Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher laid into Manchester United star Casemiro after the Brazilian endured a tricky time in opposition to Wolves. Neville believed the skilled star was ‘torn to shreds’ and that United’s midfield was ‘non-existent’.

United staggered to a 1-0 win over the Midlands aspect due to Raphael Varane’s purpose. Andre Onana was lucky to not concede a penalty on his debut late on.

The Red Devils struggled for management in midfield and Sky Sports’ pundits believed that was largely right down to Casemiro’s show. Neville instructed that Erik ten Hag could also be pressured to signal Fiorentina’s Sofyan Amrabat to accomplice the previous Real Madrid man. 

Speaking about Ten Hag’s midfield, the previous United defender mentioned: “One thing he’s not going to do is go back to the Fred-McTominay style of midfield because they can’t play the ball properly. He wants everybody on that pitch to be able to play the ball his way. 

“What I will say is Amrabat could come in and play alongside Casemiro, perhaps give him some help. Look, he got absolutely torn to shreds tonight Casemiro, Manchester United’s midfield were non-existent, they got ripped apart by Wolves.”

Casemiro typically left an excessive amount of area in entrance of United’s again 4. He was not helped by former Chelsea star Mount, who endured a below-par debut. 

Speaking over a replay of 1 incident involving the United participant, Carragher added: “Casemiro has been actually uncovered tonight. Really uncovered, it was far too straightforward for Wolves to use the area behind. 

“Watch what occurs to him right here – the participant bumps him and he nearly doesn’t have the power to get again and begin up once more. As Manchester United, you’ve spent large on Mason Mount, Fernandes is your captain, Casemiro is excellent at occasions however this was a serious drawback.