sport
Share icon

Share

Gary Neville rips into Casemiro after Man United’s narrow win over Wolves

Published 11:14 15 Aug 2023 BST

Updated 11:17 15 Aug 2023 BST

Lee Costello
Gary Neville rips into Casemiro after Man United’s narrow win over Wolves

Homesport

"Casemiro got absolutely torn to shreds tonight."

Gary Neville has ripped into Casemiro after Man United's narrow win against Wolves on Monday Night Football last night. United were lucky to get away with all three points as Wolves dominated in midfield and could very easily have been awarded a penalty late on in the game. At half time of the match, Neville was visibly very frustrated with Erik ten Hag's midfield, and the second half didn't see much improvement. Last year Casemiro was the star of Old Trafford, and probably their most influential player alongside Marcus Rashford, but that didn't stop Neville from saying what he thought of the Brazilian's performance. https://twitter.com/SkySportsPL/status/1691179646115598337

‘They are trying to sign, or were trying to sign, Sofyan Amrabat we believe, to go in there alongside Casemiro.

"I don’t know [who Erik ten Hag would drop] but they want to buy Sofyan Amrabat for a reason.

"One thing that Erik ten Hag is not going to do is go back to the likes of Fred and Scott McTominay who he believes are technically not good enough on the ball.

"He wants everybody in the team to be able to accept the football and receive it. Sofyan Amrabat coming in, he is a passer of the ball and can sit in there alongside Casemiro.

"Casemiro got absolutely torn to shreds tonight. Man Utd’s midfield were non-existent and they were absolutely ripped apart. Wolves were absolutely fantastic. Manchester United’s midfield was non-existent, it emptied. That would have been a real worry for Erik ten Hag.

"Wolves were brilliant tonight, they had everything but a goal. Manchester United were outplayed and can feel very fortunate to come away with three points because they didn’t deserve it."

Man United play Tottenham Hotspur in their next Premier League match, in a game that will give everyone a better understanding of just where these two teams are at. Related links:  

Explore more on these topics:

Casemiro

Gary Neville

man united

MNF

Monday Night Football