At first it was Frenkie de Jong, then it was Frenkie de Jong, all summer long it was Frenkie de Jong, now it is Casemiro.
Manchester United's standards have slipped on the pitch and they have operated with a scattergun approach off it throughout the transfer window, but regardless of how they landed on Casemiro, they have settled on the type of player they needed most.
Erik ten Hag has been accused in some quarters of veering off course, abandoning his philosophy early doors and giving up on his quest to sign a slick, progressive, deep-lying playmaker in favour of landing a traditional enforcer.
