Sources indicated John Murtough and Richard Arnold were 'inter-railing around Europe' in the summer but the club were spending more money on travel expenses than on midfielders until the late addition of Casemiro from Real Madrid.
Casemiro remains the world's best defensive midfielder but it was supposed to be Frenkie de Jong being paraded at Old Trafford, not the Brazilian. De Jong was Erik ten Hag's priority signing and yet 'settling' for Casemiro has been quite the consolation.
The 30-year-old has been world-class since he swapped Madrid for Manchester and it's no surprise to see him performing as Brazil's best player at the World Cup, despite his nation being stacked with an embarrassment of riches in attack.
