He was the reason we lost against Liverpool, he completed only four passes and had fewer touches than the goalkeeper,” Erik Ten Hag said in a statement that sent a clear message to Manchester United. Ten Hag’s statement came after he revealed who was to blame for the victory over Liverpool.

The Brazilian made a loose pass forward that led to Diaz’s first goal. Seven minutes later, he was theft in center, which let the Liverpool forward score to make it 2-0.

Following Casemiro’s replacement by 20-year-old youth prospect Toby Collyer in the second half, rumors spread on social media that the United player had left Old Trafford while the game was still going on.

But that was not the case, as Ten Hag made clear in his press statement after the game.

The United boss, whose team has lost two of its first three Premier League games, said, “I met him in the locker room after the game.”

“I took him off because we were down 2-0 and we need to take a chance to win against a team like Liverpool; they are very good