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‘Absolute disgrace’… Ben Foster thinks Erik ten Hag should make an example of £70m Man United player

Ben Foster has slammed one Manchester United player following Saturday’s draw at Bournemouth.

Manchester United were fortunate🦩 to leave the Vitality Stadium with a point following yet another under🎉whelming display.

Bruno Fernandes stepped up on the day as the United skipper netted a brace, with his second effort coming from the pena💦lty spot.

But🎐 the Portuguese star was one of very few U꧅nited players who could hold their head high following the result.

Erik ten Hag’s side put in a lacklustre display on the road and their defensive f🅠railties were on show once again🍃.

Alejandro Garnacho gave the ball away for Dominic Solaᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚnke’s opener as the Cherries star raced through on goal following a slip from Willy Kambwala.

It was Bournemouth’s second of the game which will frustrate fans though. Justin Kluivert was alloℱwed far too much time to get his sho🌠t away from the left-hand side. 

Kambwala attempted to close down Kluivert while Casemiro also came close to blocking the shot after strollingꦐ back to help ou♒t.

And Ben Foster has labelled Casemiro’ꦰs efforts t𓆏o close down the ball as an ‘absolute disgrace’. 

Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images
Photo by Catherine Ivill – AMA/Getty Images

Foster slams Casemiro after United draw at Bournemouth

Speaking o🧜n , the former United goalkeeper claimed Ten Hag should make an example of Ca♛semiro this week. 

“The second goal, Casemiro he’s a holding midfielder,” Foster said. “He should be that engine, that ra🌜t in the midfield, the disruptor – somebody that breaks up all the attacks, gets in people’s faces.

“The second goal, for me, is an absolute disgrace. It’s an absolute disgrace. He’s alloweᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚℱd to wander into that space and get his shot off.

“Casemiro almost notices at the last second, mean𒊎ders in, hangs a leg in there and I’m thinking, do you know what? If I was a manager of a team and my holding midfielder did that, that action there and then, I’d say tಞhat’ll do. You, come off.

“And I’d make a point of showing this in the week as well. Next week, we’d have a meeting on Monday and I’d show this to everyone and say ‘You see that, that’s an absolute disౠgrace’.

“The reason why he was brought off was because you break a neck, you bust a gut, you get in front of that player, you shut it down ♋and you block it. What you’ve done there is you’ve just allowed him to walk in, get his sho♔t off and score a goal. Simple as that.” 

Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images
Photo by Catherine Ivill – AMA/Getty Images

Ten Hag needs to drop Casemiro

Casemiro hasn’t exactly been at his best this season and his work off the balꩲl has been well below the expected standards💛.

The midfie💟lder was a revelation in his first few months at Old Traf♛ford after joining from Real Madrid for back in the summer of 2022.

But it does look as if Casemiro simpl♊y doesn’t ha🍬ve the required engine to sit in front of United’s back four now.

The 32-year-old is past his best and given United’s issues at centre-back, he isn’t offering enough protection at the base of 🔯midfield.