What has happened to Casemiro? The Manchester United midfielder exposed, isolated and bypassed
The IndependentSign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. If his red card in the Champions League owed much to Andre Onana, with Casemiro’s desperate slide at Dries Mertens coming after the goalkeeper had coughed up possession, it nevertheless felt symbolic. The naked eye suggests he has been exposed, isolated and bypassed too often, in part when Ten Hag’s tactics have left him stranded behind Bruno Fernandes and Mason Mount. open image in gallery Andre Onana is far from the only culprit for United’s woes The intriguing element was that, arguably, Brentford was the first time where Casemiro began in midfield but not as the holding player. If Casemiro polished off the partnership with McFred, Saturday was one of the finest days of McTominay’s United career, and among the worst of his.