Regardless of some nervy moments, Manchester United managed to carry on towards Chelsea final weekend to win 2-1 at Outdated Trafford. The Pink Devils secured the three factors because of targets from Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro, regardless of a late Trevoh Chalobah header.
Regardless of taking part in towards 10 males for a lot of the primary half after Robert Sanchez’s early crimson card, Ruben Amorim’s facet additionally had a person despatched off. Casemiro was dismissed late within the first 45 minutes for a second bookable offence. It implies that the skilled Brazilian will miss their Saturday lunchtime journey to the capital to face Brentford.
Amorim definitely has choices as to who might substitute Casemiro within the lineup, nonetheless.
The choices to interchange Casemiro?
Dropping Casemiro within the centre of midfield is a big blow for the Pink Devils. Nonetheless, it does give Amorim the prospect to check the depth of his squad and permits one other participant to stake a declare and begin extra usually.
It’s extremely puzzling that Kobbie Mainoo is unable to get into the beginning lineup at Outdated Trafford. He burst onto the scene and is a sensational expertise, however can’t get into the workforce underneath Amorim. Ex-United midfielder Owen Hargreaves stated after the Manchester Derby loss, “I’ll by no means know” how he doesn’t get into United’s XI.
Mainoo is but to begin within the Premier League, and has performed simply 174 minutes throughout all competitions, regardless of performing strongly when given the prospect.
Towards Metropolis, he accomplished 100% of his passes, gained 100% of each his duels and tackles, and created two probabilities.
If Amorim does select to maintain Mainoo out of the facet, then Manuel Ugarte is another choice. The Uruguay midfielder has struggled in that well-known Pink shirt of United, and has by no means managed to lock down a everlasting beginning spot underneath Amorim.
The previous Paris Saint-Germain man maybe lacks the on-ball high quality wanted in that pivot underneath Amorim. Final season within the Premier League, he averaged simply 39 accomplished open play passes and misplaced the ball a mean of 9.1 occasions per 90 minutes.
If Amorim continues to stubbornly overlook Mainoo, or deems Ugarte not the precise profile for the journey to Brentford, there’s another choice he might go together with.
United’s various to Casemiro
So, the plain selection would absolutely be to select Mainoo, or Ugarte if Amoirm decides towards deciding on the teenager once more. However he does have one other participant in his squad who could possibly be the perfect various to Casemiro.
Though he has operated as a quantity ten this season, Mason Mount could possibly be supreme for the pivot subsequent to Fernandes. Firstly, the pair performed subsequent to one another in that function earlier this season, away to Fulham.
Mount, with main harm points now hopefully a factor of the previous, has been an important cog within the works for the Pink Devils in 2025/26.
The 26-year-old has performed 5 video games throughout all competitions and has one help in that point, towards Grimsby within the Carabao Cup.
By way of what he can supply United, taking part in in a deeper function, he clearly brings plenty of high quality on the ball. This season, he’s created 2.3 probabilities on common per 90 minutes.
Off the ball, he’s additionally impressed, profitable 5 duels and making 4.1 ball recoveries.
Mount – 25/26 PL thus far | ||
|---|---|---|
Stat | Per 90 minutes | Complete |
Ahead passes | 8.6 | 19 |
Possibilities created | 2.3 | 5 |
By balls | 1.4 | 3 |
Duels gained | 5 | 11 |
Ball recoveries | 4.1 | 9 |
Stats from Squawka | ||
Statman Dave stated Mount is a “urgent monster”, and it’s the out-of-possession power the England star can carry that might imply Amorim selects him within the pivot. He is no slouch on the ball both, with two of his 4 United targets thus far having come towards the Bees.
With Mount’s capacity to press excessive from midfield and spring assaults from deep, it could possibly be a shrewd choice from the Portuguese boss if he desires so as to add high quality on the ball in midfield.
It could definitely be a daring name away to a bodily Brentford workforce, however one which could possibly be a great choice.
