{"id":95190,"date":"2023-10-28T04:12:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T04:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=95190"},"modified":"2023-10-28T04:12:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T04:12:56","slug":"casemiro-faces-a-race-against-time-to-be-fit-for-manchester-derby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/soccer\/casemiro-faces-a-race-against-time-to-be-fit-for-manchester-derby\/","title":{"rendered":"Casemiro faces a race against time to be fit for Manchester derby"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Casemiro faces a race against time to be fit for Man United&#8217;s derby with Man City on Sunday with Erik ten Hag saying midfielder &#8216;isn&#8217;t 100 per cent&#8217; despite training this week<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Casemiro suffered the injury blow while playing for Brazil earlier this month<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Erik ten Hag fears he may not be fit enough to play against City on Sunday\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow Mail Sport&#8217;s new Man United WhatsApp channel for all the breaking news\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Casemiro faces a race against time to be fit for the Manchester derby at Old Trafford on Sunday, Erik ten Hag has revealed.<\/p>\n<p>The Manchester United midfielder was hurt playing for Brazil against Venezuela earlier this month but still appeared in the second game of the international break against Uruguay.<\/p>\n<p>United allowed Casemiro to recover in South America and miss last weekend&#8217;s win at Sheffield United, not least because he was already suspended for the Champions League tie against FC Copenhagen in midweek.<\/p>\n<p>But the 31-year-old trained with the rest of the squad on Monday and was expected to be fit to face Manchester City. However, Ten Hag cast doubt over his chances, saying: &#8216;Casa is a race against the clock, he&#8217;s not 100 per cent.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The United boss confirmed Mail Sport&#8217;s report that Aaron Wan-Bissaka has returned to full training after six weeks on the sidelines.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/27\/14\/77081229-12680253-image-a-14_1698413582406.jpg\" height=\"429\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag has confirmed Casemiro may not be fit for Sunday&#8217;s derby with Manchester City<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/27\/14\/77081195-12680253-image-a-24_1698413642901.jpg\" height=\"676\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Casemiro (right) has trained this week but Ten Hag said he &#8216;isn&#8217;t 100 per cent&#8217; back to fitness<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/27\/14\/77081299-12680253-image-a-25_1698413706653.jpg\" height=\"435\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag would ideally have such an important big game player fit and available for the derby<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>The right-back has been missing since September 16 after sustaining a hamstring injury in the closing stages of United&#8217;s home loss to Brighton, but could be available again in the next 10 days.<\/p>\n<p>At his pre-match press conference at Carrington, Ten Hag was again asked about Marcus Rashford&#8217;s dip in form after last season&#8217;s 30-goal top scorer found the net just once in 12 games for his club this season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Give him the trust and play him every game,&#8217; said Ten Hag. &#8216;Most of the games he finishes every game, so I have a strong belief he will return to scoring a lot of goals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We showed this week from some examples where we were in overload positions and going to the opponent&#8217;s goal, and we don&#8217;t net or even hit the target and we should do better. We don&#8217;t have time to train but we give some coaching.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I am convinced that the qualities of our players they will score more goals.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/27\/14\/77051535-12680253-Aaron_Wan_Bissaka_has_returned_to_full_training_and_could_be_ava-a-27_1698413743550.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Aaron Wan-Bissaka has returned to full training and could be available in the next ten days<\/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-12680253\/Casemiro-faces-race-against-time-fit-Man-Uniteds-derby-Man-City-Sunday-Erik-ten-Hag-saying-midfielder-isnt-100-cent-despite-training-week.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Casemiro faces a race against time to be fit for Man United&#8217;s derby with Man City on Sunday with Erik<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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