Statistics from Sofascore show that Casemiro is one of Man Utd’s worst players.

Manchester United suffered their first defeat at home in 20 Premier League matches when they lost 1-3 to Brighton.

The diamond formation was far from ideal against Brighton. Fernandes (10) was outnumbered by Brighton’s two DMs and Casemiro was badly isolated (as McTominay/Eriksen were covering Brighton’s full backs). ETH’s defending of wide areas is poor, which affects the middle later o

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For Man Utd, injuries and off-field issues are major obstacles. The Red Devils are most negatively impacted by Casemiro’s performance, though.

The Brazilian player, who was a regular last season, is progressively fading into insignificance. The former Real Madrid star struggled against Roberto De Zerbi’s squad, passing only 79% of the time and frequently losing the ball.

Casemiro’s passing ability has been unusually poor this season, only breaking the 85% mark once in a loss to Arsenal.

In Brazil’s 1-0 win over Peru, Casemiro was even criticized by the domestic press. Casemiro’s success rate in duels is always high, but not this season.

Against Brighton, he only won 50% of duels, while against Tottenham Hotspur it was 44%, and against Arsenal, this number was only 33% (according to Sofascore).

Coach Erik ten Hag should try to ease the pressure on Casemiro and arrange a defensive midfielder next to this player, at least in big matches.