Carlos Casemiro was one of the highlights of the match between Manchester United and the Liverpool. The Brazilian made two mistakes that led his team to concede two goals in the first half. As punishment, his coach, Erik ten Hag, decided to take him off for the break and put a 20-year-old in his place. Despite the change, the Old Trafford team was far from reacting and ended up losing to their biggest rivals 0-3 at home.
Casemiro He lost two key balls in the center of the field that provoked two counterattacks that ended in the same way: an assist from Salah and a goal from Luis Díaz. The former Real Madrid player lost it trying to open the ball to the wing without controlling it first, which provoked a quick transition that ended in a goal. Then, they robbed him from behind, in an even more delicate area. He asked for a foul, but there was none.
These two goals led Ten Hag to express his anger at half-time in the form of a substitution. Casemiro remained in the dressing room during the second half and came on in his place Collyer, a 20-year-old who has barely played with the first team. The coach interviewed preferred to do without the Brazilian because of his two errors rather than keep him on the pitch in search of turning the situation around.
Casemiro’s departure has not improved United
However, despite the change, the image of the United It didn’t get any better. Liverpool managed to score at Old Trafford, eventually winning 0-3. The stage of slot At the head of the red team, he could not have started better. Quite the opposite of what happened to his compatriot on the Manchester United bench.
Those from Anfield arrived at Old Trafford with two wins and were looking to equal the nine points that Manchester City had at the top of the table. On the contrary, the United They had added a win in two games, so they wanted to make a jump that would allow them to equal their biggest rival in the standings. That could not be the case, because from the first moment they were no match for a Liverpool team that felt increasingly better on the green.
After failing to get past a draw last year, this season Liverpool started the season by scoring at the home of their eternal rivals. United He couldn’t do much against a very inspired Salah, a great Luis Díaz, author of a double. Indeed, the Egyptian was applauded by the stands Theater of dreams, who lived rather a nightmare. The fourth could even have happened, thanks to Salah himself, but in the end the score of 0-3 was enough for the stadium to empty in advance.
