Furious Manchester United fans made their feelings clear about Christian Eriksen and Casemiro after the Red Devils suffered a 2-0 defeat to Newcastle at Old Trafford.

Manchester United trailed 2-0 at half-time and were unable to recover after the interval.

Ruben Amorim’s squad has now lost four consecutive matches in all competitions since United’s 2-1 comeback victory against Manchester City earlier this month.

The Red Devils are 14th in the Premier League table after suffering their third consecutive defeat under United manager Amorim.

United had only six league victories in 19 matches in 2024-25, and the Red Devils are barely seven points above the Premier League relegation zone.

Ruben Amorim made the bold call to start Casemiro alongside Christian Eriksen in the heart of midfield for Monday’s 2-0 defeat at Old Trafford.

The 39-year-old Portuguese manager was without Manuel Ugarte due to suspension and Kobbie Mainoo had to settle for a place on the bench against Newcastle.

However, United’s midfield was overloaded with Casemiro and Eriksen in the middle and the Red Devils were 2-0 down after only 20 minutes.

Amorim was forced into making an early change after he hooked off Joshua Zirkzee, who was playing as one of the two No 10s, in the 33rd minute at Old Trafford.

Kobbie Mainoo came on for Joshua Zirkzee and the England star slotted into midfield, with Eriksen moving into a more advanced position on the pitch.

The tempo settled with Mainoo’s arrival in midfield and the 19-year-old Stockport-born midfielder offered more in his partnership with Casemiro.

United fans on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, pulled no punches towards Casemiro and Eriksen after their woeful performances.

Red Devils supporters were baffled by Amorim’s decision to play Casemiro and Eriksen together, with one fan saying the move was “always asking for trouble.”

“[A] Casemiro and Eriksen midfield [at] the end of 2024,” one fan said.

Another X user wrote: “Casemiro and Eriksen, we shouldn’t have to see them ever again starting together for Manchester United.”

Someone else tweeted: “I can only imagine what Amorim thinks of those players. To be fair, selecting Eriksen and Casemiro in midfield should never happen again.”

A third added: “Starting Casemiro and Eriksen in any [match] is a criminal offence for any manager.”

“I don’t understand Amorim starting Eriksen and Casemiro in central midfield,” another posted.

While a fifth fan argued: “Starting Casemiro and Eriksen is always asking for trouble.”

And a sixth said: “I’m still reeling from that opening 30 minutes, absolutely mauled It was blatantly obvious the Casemiro-Eriksen pairing [was] going to be overran.”

Somebody else suggested: “Never play Casemiro and Eriksen in [the] same team! Much, much better second half… Worst first 30 [minutes] I’ve seen!”

Another simply said: “Ruben Amorim absolutely made the wrong choice today with Eriksen and Casemiro.”