Published on 02.11.2023
Manchester United midfielder Casemiro suffered a fresh injury setback on his return to action against Newcastle and is set to miss the weekend trip to Fulham.
The Brazilian captained United in their 3-0 defeat to Newcastle on Wednesday night, but was taken off at half time and replaced by Sofyan Amrabat.
“Just before half-time, he got an injury. That’s why we had to take him off,” ten Hag said without specifying the nature of the injury.
Speaking after the defeat to Newcastle, Erik ten Hag confirmed why he decided to replace Casemiro just 45 minutes into his initial return from injury. “He was injured,” he said at his post-match press conference. “
When pushed for an estimation of when Casemiro could return to action, Ten Hag added that he would miss the weekend trip to face Fulham.
Last month, he injured his ankle while representing Brazil in a World Cup qualifier against Venezuela.
He was deemed fit to play against Uruguay five days later, but the club chose to leave him out of a trip to Sheffield United to help him recover.
The 31-year-old’s latest injury comes ahead of Brazil’s mid-November World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and champions Argentina.
Ten Hag said he could not say whether Casemiro would be recovered by then.
Manchester United are eighth in the league after losing Sunday’s derby to Manchester City, while Brazil are third in the World Cup qualifiers after October’s draw with Venezuela and loss to Uruguay.
