Rio Ferdinand explains who's really to blame for Casemiro's recent struggles

Speaking on his YouTube podcast, Rio Ferdinand said: "When is Erik ten Hag going to take Casemiro out of the back line?

"Why can't Sofyan Amrabat play there? Or Scott McTominay? I just don't think it's fair. I don't care how experienced he is.

"If you see a few mistakes from someone who is playing there, who has never played there before, and you see the mistakes early, you should go, 'You know what, I'm not going to do this to you'."

An injury crisis at Manchester United has forced Casemiro to play centre-back in the last few games but Ten Hag's decision has so far failed to work out.

The 32-year-old has made mistakes against Crystal Palace and Arsenal (4–0 and 1–0 defeats), leading to massive criticism from some fans and pundits.

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