manchester united star casemiro Had a poor performance during the 1-1 draw against Burnley in the first division on Saturday afternoon.
The Brazilian midfielder has played as a makeshift central defender in recent games for Man United with the likes of Lisandro Martínez, Raphael Varane, Victor Lindelof, Jonny Evans and Willy Kambwala injured.
Against Burnley, he played alongside Harry Maguire in central defense and was far from comfortable during the 90 minutes. He was poor with the distribution of it and completed only 69% of his passes and lost possession 19 times.
He £26 million star He was also dribbled twice during the match and was responsible for Burnley's equalizer from the penalty spot. first real Madrid The man tried to head the ball towards André Onana, who ended up committing a foul on Zeki Amdouni.
Manager Erik ten HagHands are tied right now with the major defensive injury crisis. Casemiro doesn't seem to be at all comfortable in the position, but the Dutchman has no other senior options he can rely on for the position.
Scott McTominay is the best makeshift alternative to the veteran midfielder, but the United graduate suffered a further setback after coming on as a substitute against the Clarets. It looks like he may have suffered a season-ending injury.
United were in good spirits heading into the international break in March, but things have gone poorly since the restart. They have won just 1 of their last 6 league games and have work to do to qualify for the European League.
They currently occupy sixth place in the standings with 54 points, but only 1 ahead of Newcastle UnitedEdit who they will face in the penultimate week of home play. They also have matches against Crystal Palace, Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion.
Ten Hag hopes his team can put together a winning streak in the coming weeks to reach the finals. FA Cup final against city of manchester at the end of May in a reasonable condition. They will start as the underdogs.
