Casemiro's difficult week
No United fan is going to volunteer to swap Casemiro for Declan Rice after this season but this week has been a difficult one for the Brazilian who has done almost nothing wrong since joining from Real Madrid in August.
There have been signs of his performance level just starting to tail off recently and he was second-best against Brighton on Thursday and West Ham - and Rice - on Sunday. Moises Caicedo contributed to the Brighton effort from right-back. They are both excellent midfielders and have previously been United targets, which might sting for the player who has finally knitted the midfield together.
