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Manchester United manager ruled one player out of Saturday’s trip to the capital. Erik ten Hag revealed Casemiro picked up an injury in Manchester United’s Carabao Cup on Wednesday night. The Red Devils were comfortably dispatched 3-0 , despite Eddie Howe making eight changes from last weekend’s draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers, and starting the match with five full-backs. Yet, Newcastle swotted aside an insipid United side, which only further piles the pressure on Ten Hag. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know you can manage your profile, and explore all of the available newsletters from ManchesterWorld within your account. The compound matters, one of his most experienced players is now set to miss Saturday’s trip to Fulham. Casemiro was withdrawn at half-time in the Carabao Cup fourth-round tie, with Sofyan Amrabat replacing the former
Real Madrid star. Asked about the substitution after the game, Ten Hag said: “He was injured. Just before half-time, he got an injury. That’s why we had to take him off." Pushed on whether Casemiro could be back for this weekend’s game at Craven Cottage, Ten Hag replied: "I can’t give an answer on that [now]. We have to wait 24 hours, but I think definitely for Saturday, he is out." Casemiro has been dealing with an ankle injury , one that forced him to sit out the last two
Premier League encounters, but Ten Hag didn’t explain whether the issue suffered on Wednesday was a fresh problem or a recurrence of the previous injury. Advertisement Advertisement The 31-year-old has failed to have the same impact in his second season at United, as he did in his maiden campaign at Old Trafford. Casemiro was actually replaced at half-time in his last Premier League appearance, the 2-1 win over Brentford last month.