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Daily Mirror
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Josh O'Brien

Erik ten Hag accused of disrespecting Casemiro as reaction with Cristiano Ronaldo spotted

So much has been made of Erik ten Hag's decision to leave Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench for the Manchester derby, that some have forgotten summer signing Casemiro was only given half an hour to make an impression.

The Manchester United boss forked out nearly £70million to bring the Brazilian midfielder to Old Trafford back in August but clearly didn't deem him ready for the stern test the Red Devils faced at the Etihad. Instead, Casemiro took a seat on the substitutes bench alongside Ronaldo.

Ten Hag's side ended up on the wrong end of a 6-3 hammering by Man City, with two of United's goals coming late on after Pep Guardiola's side had already bagged their six courtesy of hat-tricks from both Erling Haaland and Phil Foden.

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