“He was the reason we lost against Liverpool, he completed only 4 passes and Had less touches than the goal keeper- Erik Ten Hag sends clear Man UTD message to Manchester United FLOP after Ten Hag reveals who to ‘blame

Casemiro, 32, was replaced midway through United’s 3-0 defeat after being at fault for Liverpool’s first two goals, both of which were scored by Luis Diaz. The Brazilian made a sloppy pass forward that led to Diaz’s opening goal before getting pick-pocketed in midfield seven minutes later, allowing the Liverpool forward to make it 2-0.

After Casemiro was substituted in the second half by 20-year-old academy hopeful Toby Collyer, speculations spread on social media that the United midfielder had fled Old Trafford while the game was still in progress. But this was not the case, as Ten Hag explained in his post-match press conference.

“I met him in the locker room after the game,” said the United boss, whose team has lost two of its first three Premier League games. “I replaced him because we were 2-0 down, and against a team like Liverpool with their abilities, we needed to take a chance if we wanted to come back.”