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Manchester United legends Roy Keane and Gary Neville have actually firmly insisted that Erik ten Hag might be finest served by releasing Casemiro in a brand-new midfield position.

Casemiro sustained a video game to forget last weekend as United suffered a disastrous 3-0 loss at the hands of bitter competitors Liverpool.

The Brazilian made 2 exceptionally expensive errors that straight caused Luis Diaz’s 2 opening strikes for the Merseysiders.

He was hooked at half-time and changed by debutant Toby Collyer, who saw off the remainder of the match. Casemiro has actually given that gone through extreme criticism with an area of the media and fans questioning his long-lasting future at Old Trafford.

The 32-year-old has actually become a shock target for Turkish giants Galatasaray however it’s thought an offer might show too tough to overcome the line due to the high earnings he commands at United.

Casemiro’s location in the group looks under much more hazard following the finalizing of Manuel Ugarte from Paris Saint-Germain. If Ugarte strikes the ground running in England, Ten Hag might discover himself with a hard choice to make over Casemiro’s function in his strategies progressing.

Speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, Keane stated that he would have kept Casemiro on the pitch versus Liverpool in spite of his errors as he discussed how United can get the very best out of the five-time Champions League winner.

Keane said, “I wouldn’t be writing him off yet.”

“His role in the team, if he gets back in and a couple of games under his belt, might be a bit higher up the pitch.”

“The first thing we always say is, ‘he can’t get around the pitch’. But what we’ve seen going forward, he does have an eye for a pass. Set-pieces, how many times does he get his head on it?”

“He’s come back and he’s lost a lot of weight, sometimes that can affect a player. Players becoming fitness freaks… you can go too far the other way. You still need that strength and power in the middle of the park.”

Neville concurred with Keane and included, “Moving him probably higher and away from that back four and those deeper positions… I don’t think he’s the best at receiving it on the half turn.”

“Ugarte’s going to come in with Mainoo. But when [Casemiro] does play, maybe Ugarte can sit a little bit deeper and he can move on a little bit.”

United go back to action on September 14 when they take a trip to satisfy newly-promoted Southampton.

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