Rio Ferdinand says Casemiro will be “fuming” not to have started against Leicester tonight. The Brazilian made his Manchester United debut in Saturday’s 1-0 win over Southampton following his switch from Real Madrid, coming on as a second-half substitute.
The 30-year-old has been brought in to fill the void at defensive midfield. Many United fans would have hoped to see him named in Erik ten Hag’s starting XI at the King Power Stadium, but Casemiro started on the bench for a second consecutive game.
Explaining the decision, Ten Hag said : "The last two games, we've played quite well and so I want to give them a chance for this game as well. It doesn't say nothing for the future, we will bring players in.
