After chasing a new central midfielder for most of the summer, it is somewhat surprising that Casemiro has not had the impact at Manchester United that he was expected to.
The Brazilian, snapped up from Real Madrid in a deal worth an initial £60million, has not started any of the three Premier League matches he has been available for since arriving at Old Trafford, meaning his only start in United colours so far has come in the Europa League. He was one of six changes for the defeat to Real Sociedad last Thursday and he failed to have the desired impact, with the Reds falling to a 1-0 defeat.
Deployed in a midfield three alongside Christian Eriksen and fellow Brazilian Fred, Casemiro struggled to get into any sort of rhythm, with his best passes coming via his head rather than his feet. It was an underwhelming full debut.
