17 passes, 50% ground duels: Amorim must instantly drop 3/10 United star who lost the ball 7 times vs Ipswich - opinion
Manchester United played out a 1-1 Premier League draw against Ipswich Town on Sunday.
The Red Devils made the best possible start with Marcus Rashford scoring after just 80 seconds, but they were unable to capitalise on the early momentum.
The Tractor Boys equalised before the break from a stellar Omari Hutchinson strike. Andre Onana made several key saves to ensure United came up with a point.
There were several good and poor performances on the day and in our opinion, midfielder Casemiro was the worst player on the pitch before his early substitution.
The Brazil international was paired alongside Christian Eriksen in the heart of the midfield and he struggled to provide any control with his limited mobility.
Casemiro completed just 17 passes in 56 minutes. He won only 50 percent of his ground duels and was guilty of losing possession on seven occasions in the game.
The former Real Madrid midfielder was also dribbled past twice. Amorim did not hesitate to replace him with Manuel Ugarte before the hour mark of the encounter.
In our opinion, Casemiro must be dropped to the bench after his underwhelming display.
He was in good form before the international break, but was well below-par yesterday. The midfielder received a 3/10 rating from Goal for his poor performance.
Christian Eriksen only fared slightly better with 33 passes and we won’t be surprised if the Dane is also dropped to the bench over the forthcoming run of games.
Mason Mount and Kobbie Mainoo have just returned from respective injuries. One of the duo could ideally partner Manuel Ugarte in midfield in the long run.
United started the weekend with a four-point gap to the Champions League places, but that has increased to six after failing to beat Ipswich at Portman Road.
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Article written by Sri Aswin .