Casemiro is in line for his Manchester United debut at Southampton while manager Erik ten Hag has to decide whether to recall Cristiano Ronaldo.
Anthony Martial, a French striker, has suffered an Achilles injury and will be out for an undetermined amount of time. His injury problems have continued.
In order to build on Monday’s impressive victory over Liverpool, ten Hag must now decide whether to give Ronaldo a start. Ronaldo is still hoping to leave Old Trafford before the transfer window closes next week.
The selections made by ten Hag are more difficult because neither Ronaldo nor Martial started the match against Liverpool; instead, Marcus Rashford was assigned a central offensive role.
But Casemiro, who closed on his £60 million transfer from Real Madrid last week, seemed destined to contribute – and even start.
Casemiro is healthy, confirmed ten Hag. He participated in every training session, both individually and during the last days with the team.
Anthony left the game due to a problem with his Achilles (Liverpool). We must wait; I am unable to predict the prognosis. Hopefully, he will be available for the following game.
A team that struggled at the beginning of the season is being pushed by Ten Hag’s players to build on the victory over Liverpool and the ensuing confidence.
He stated, “The spirit was previously nice, but it is now better.” “It’s obvious that it’s only one game; we need to progress, and everyone knows that.”
I believe it helps, of course, as I stated before the Liverpool game that Liverpool, particularly last year, is the best football team in the world, and when you beat them it must provide a lot of confidence, obviously.