The Manchester United player Casemiro struggled in Saturday afternoon’s 1-1 Premier League tie against Burnley.

Since players like Lisandro Martinez, Raphael Varane, Victor Lindelof, Jonny Evans, and Willy Kambwala have been sidelined with injuries, the Brazilian midfielder has filled in as a replacement center defense for Man United in recent games.

He started the match against Burnley with Harry Maguire in central defense, but for the full 90 minutes, he was seldom at ease. He completed only 69% of his passes, had 19 possession losses, and had terrible distribution.

During the match, the £26 million player was also dribbled past twice and was in charge of Burnley’s penalty kick equalizer. Zeki Amdouni was fouled by Andre Onana, who attempted to head the ball back to the former Real Madrid player.

The serious defensive injury crisis now plaguing the team is out of manager Erik ten Hag’s control. Although Casemiro has not appeared at all at ease in the role, the Dutchman has no other senior alternatives.

The best temporary replacement for the seasoned midfield player is Scott McTominay; nonetheless, the United alumnus suffered another setback when he was substituted against the Clarets. It seems he might have sustained an injury that ended the season.

Prior to the international break in March, United was feeling confident, but since then, things have taken a turn for the worst. They need to put in more work to qualify for the Europa League as they have only won one of their past six league games.

With 54 points, they are now one point ahead of Newcastle United, whom they will play at home in the penultimate game of the season. They also play Brighton & Hove Albion, Arsenal, and Crystal Palace.

Ten Hag will be hoping that his squad can start winning in the upcoming weeks so that they can be competitive when they play Manchester City in the FA Cup final in late May. They’ll be the underdogs at first.