Episode 3035: Casemiro Retirement Game, Tactics Slot, Salah’s Come And Get Me

There’s always a quote; “United’s high-profile catastrophic start to the season has rightly brought every player under the microscope, but the purchase of a world-class holding midfielder could mark a change in fortunes at Old Trafford”. So read the Daily Mail in August 2022 – the world-class holding midfielder being paraded around Old Trafford before a match against Liverpool that day was… Casemiro.

Casemiro @ Old Trafford. ??? #MUFC@footballdaily ??? pic.twitter.com/bENTMptU9a

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 22, 2022

We chat with Dion Fanning and Miguel Delaney as the Arne Slot era begins in such style that he can even moonlight as a post-match pundit offering a tactical breakdown of his vanquished rivals.

How Arne Slot masterminded Liverpool’s win at Manchester United ??? pic.twitter.com/vFblmfvtzJ

— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) September 2, 2024

There’s also more Dyche-ball and Branno goes blackberry picking as Bohs down Shamrock Rovers.

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