Neville hits out at Man Utd star for getting ‘absolutely torn to shreds’ by Wolves
Gary Neville has criticised Manchester United midfielder Casemiro for getting “absolutely torn to shreds” by Wolves on Monday night.
The Red Devils were fortunate to beat Wolves 1-0 with the visitors to Old Trafford looking the most likely to opening the scoring before Raphael Varane’s header won the game for Erik ten Hag’s men.
Man Utd can also count themselves extremely lucky to avoid conceding a penalty in the dying stages of the game after debutant goalkeeper Andre Onana clattered into Sasa Kalajdzic deep into time added on.
Wolves boss Gary O’Neil has revealed that Premier League referees’ boss Jon Moss has already apologised and told him his side had been denied a “blatant” penalty.
Casemiro, who was brilliant for the Red Devils last season, had a game to forget against Wolves and Neville wants to see Fiorentina’s Sofyan Amrabat brought in as soon as possible.
Amrabat is believed to be Ten Hag’s top target to improve his midfield with Neville claiming the performance of his players is likely to be a “real worry” for the Man Utd boss.
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Neville said on Sky Sports: “They are trying to sign, or were trying to sign, Sofyan Amrabat we believe, to go in there alongside Casemiro.
“I don’t know [who Erik ten Hag would drop] but they want to buy Sofyan Amrabat for a reason.
“One thing that Erik ten Hag is not going to do is go back to the likes of Fred and Scott McTominay who he believes are technically not good enough on the ball.
“He wants everybody in the team to be able to accept the football and receive it. Sofyan Amrabat coming in, he is a passer of the ball and can sit in there alongside Casemiro.
“Casemiro got absolutely torn to shreds tonight. Man Utd’s midfield were non-existent and they were absolutely ripped apart. Wolves were absolutely fantastic. Manchester United’s midfield was non-existent, it emptied. That would have been a real worry for Erik ten Hag.
“Wolves were brilliant tonight, they had everything but a goal. Manchester United were outplayed and can feel very fortunate to come away with three points because they didn’t deserve it.”
On the Wolves penalty shout in injury time, O’Neil commented: “Having just spoken to Jon Moss, fair enough he came straight out and said it was a blatant penalty and it should have been given.
“I sometimes feel bad. I’ve spent a lot of my day with him trying to understand the new guidelines and how to not get myself booked which I’ve failed in, but fair play to Jon in coming out.
“He said it was clear and obvious and he can’t believe the on-field referee didn’t give it and he can’t believe VAR didn’t intervene. It’s probably made me feel worse to be honest because once you know you’re right you feel worse about leaving with nothing.”
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