Casemiro display against Liverpool was painful, but the blame for United’s early season struggles sits with an incoherent structure
n his beginning is his end; now the night falls. Two years ago, before their third game of the season, against Liverpool, having lost one of the games they’d played 2-1 to Brighton,presented Casemiro before an adoring crowd at Old Trafford. At the weekend, before their third game of the season, against Liverpool, having lost one of the games they’d played 2-1 to Brighton, Manchester United withdrew Casemiro before a despairing crowd at Old Trafford.
It’s not just about individuals. United now seem to be in a similar position to the late Arsène Wenger-period Arsenal. The structure has failed and so hopes are placed in individuals. Which is daft enough when the player involved is as talented as Mesut Özil, but eventually you end up believing Nicolas Pépé is the answer to your prayers. Ugarte may turn out to be an upgrade on Casemiro, but no one player can ever be the answer.
Or the second goal: a weak pass from Noussair Mazraoui puts Casemiro under pressure. The two closest players to him, Kobbie Mainoo and Bruno Fernandes, are marked, while Joshua Zirkzee is free but static and the way Casemiro has had to take the underhit ball to him makes a pass at that angle difficult. At the point at which Casemiro is nudged off the ball by Luis Díaz, the six closest players to him are in white shirts. Everything after that is far too easy for Liverpool.
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