“STOP THE BLAME, I AM NOT THE PROBLEM”, Manchester United FLOP Casemero Caution Chelsea Fans As He Expose Those Behind The Team’s Recent Failures
Before kickoff against Liverpool, Manchester United supporters got a sneak peek at what was to come.
On the Old Trafford ground, the home crowd greeted Manuel Ugarte, their recent £50 million acquisition from Paris Saint-Germain, with wild applause. And for United, their supporters, and manager Erik ten Hag, Ugrate’s debut cannot come soon enough after 45 minutes of witnessing Casmerio struggle and single-handedly give Liverpool two goals.
In other words, Casemiro was a liability the whole first half, giving up possession for little return and demonstrating why United ought to have taken advantage of the 32-year-old in the summer. Ten Hag had had enough after witnessing Casemiro effectively award United’s bitterest opponents three points. He removed Casemiro at halftime and brought on 20-year-old Toby Collyer in his place.
However, Casemiro would not have made the United starting lineup this season had the chase of Ugarte not continued until the day of the transfer deadline. This meant that Ugarte would not have been ready to play for United given that he last played for Uruguay in the Copa America in July, even if United missed the deadline to register him in time to play Liverpool.
