{"id":292819,"date":"2023-09-17T08:35:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T08:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=292819"},"modified":"2023-09-17T08:35:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T08:35:41","slug":"gabriel-agbonlahor-claims-casemiro-looks-45-in-man-united-appraisal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/gabriel-agbonlahor-claims-casemiro-looks-45-in-man-united-appraisal\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabriel Agbonlahor claims Casemiro looks 45 in Man United appraisal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Gabriel Agbonlahor claims Casemiro looked 45 in midfield and insists Harry Maguire should return to the defence as he savages Man United&#8217;s dreadful display in Brighton defeat<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Erik ten Hag&#8217;s side slumped to a miserable 3-1 home defeat against Brighton<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Agbonlahor said Brazilian midfielder Casemiro, 31, looked significantly older<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gabriel Agbonlahor said Casemiro looked like a 45-year-old as Manchester United were ripped to shreds by Brighton.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian midfielder was one of several sub-par United performers as they slumped to a miserable 3-1 defeat at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>It is the third defeat suffered by Erik ten Hag&#8217;s side in their opening five Premier League matches this season as the club battles strife both on and off the field.<\/p>\n<p>Former England striker Agbonlahor, speaking on talkSPORT, didn&#8217;t pull any punches in his assessment after goals by Danny Welbeck, Pascal Gross and Joao Pedro earned Brighton a fourth consecutive league win over United.<\/p>\n<p>He also questioned why Harry Maguire isn&#8217;t starting games after Lisandro Martinez and Victor Lindelof endured a nightmare afternoon in defence.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/17\/08\/75522441-12527989-image-a-15_1694934044958.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Casemiro endured a miserable afternoon as Manchester United slumped to a Brighton loss<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/17\/08\/75522439-12527989-image-a-16_1694934076593.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian struggled to keep pace but one of several sub-par performers at Old Trafford<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was a stroll in the park for Brighton. I am watching the game, at no time did Brighton ever feel like they couldn&#8217;t pass it out from the back,&#8217; said Agbonlahor.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;No matter who was pressing, they found it so easy to get through and create chances. This was like a training ground game, especially in the second-half.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Casemiro! Casemiro looked like he was 45 running around that midfield. He [Ten Hag] had to bring him off on the 65th minute for Hannibal, a young lad, because he was that bad.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Casemiro, 31, enjoyed an excellent first season at Old Trafford after joining United from Real Madrid for \u00a360million in August 2022.<\/p>\n<p>But he has struggled at the base of their midfield in the opening matches of this campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag started with Martinez and Lindelof at the heart of his defence, with former captain Maguire an unused substitute after another testing week.<\/p>\n<p>Maguire was jeered by Scotland fans and scored an own goal during England&#8217;s 3-1 friendly win at Hampden Park, which led to an impassioned defence of him by Gareth Southgate.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/17\/08\/75522451-12527989-image-a-23_1694934178524.jpg\" height=\"447\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Harry Maguire once again watched on from the bench as United&#8217;s defence crumbled\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/17\/08\/75522465-12527989-image-a-24_1694934224700.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Lisandro Martinez (left) and Victor Lindelof (right) endured a torrid afternoon in defence<\/p>\n<p>Agbonlahor said: &#8216;You know what else wound me up today? Let&#8217;s see the same energy for Lisandro Martinez and Victor Lindelof.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Martinez for the Gross goal, he has tried to make a block, he&#8217;s got fake-shot by Gross and he&#8217;s scored in the back of the net.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If that was Harry Maguire, you would not hear the end of it, &#8220;he&#8217;s terrible, get him out the side.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Harry Maguire must be looking around that changing room now thinking, &#8220;how am I not getting a chance in this team?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Martinez could not even play out from the back, giving the ball away, Lindelof as well. Maguire deserves to be in that team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;So let&#8217;s see the same energy, all you tweeters, whoever you are, let&#8217;s see that same energy for Martinez at the back, for Casemiro, who can&#8217;t get around the pitch, not just pick on Maguire.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>United return to action with a daunting Champions League trip to Bayern Munich on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12527989\/Gabriel-Agbonlahor-claims-Casemiro-looked-45-midfield-insists-Harry-Maguire-return-defence-savages-Man-Uniteds-dreadful-display-Brighton-defeat.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gabriel Agbonlahor claims Casemiro looked 45 in midfield and insists Harry Maguire should return to the defence as he savages <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292818,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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