Manchester United hope the imminent addition of Casemiro will allow them to match the leading sides in the Premier League, but against Liverpool on Monday they will have to make do without him.
Erik ten Hag’s side are closing in on a deal for the Real Madrid midfielder, but he still needs a visa and to pass a medical before he is allowed to take the field for his prospective new club.
Adding the 30-year-old to their side would allow United to deploy a similar 4-3-3 formation to the one used by City and Liverpool, with Casemiro used as a deep-lying anchor to do the dirty work and two others tasked with adding creativity and energy around him.
