The manager of Manchester United, Erik Ten Hag, has explained his decision not to start his latest addition to the squad, Casemiro, against Southampton.
Ten Hag was speaking at a pre-match press conference before the game, which was played at Saint Mary’s Stadium on Saturday, August 27th, 2022. According to him, he decided to stick with the team that started the game against Liverpool on Monday, August 22nd, 2022 at Old Trafford.
I think we have a competitive squad, so it’s always a difficult decision, but we had a really good performance on Monday, so you stick with it. It’s also to give Casemiro the time. He’s not played 90 minutes. He has to adapt to England, adapt to Man United, and integrate into the team. I think we have a squad that’s competitive, so it’s always a difficult decision (on who to start). But we had a really good performance on Monday, so you stick with it.
Casemiro joined the Red Devils for a transfer fee of around £60 million from Real Madrid during the 2022 summer transfer window. Manchester United supporters will hope he gets to bring more success than he did at the Galacticos.