Casemiro appears to have left off where he finished last season, giving the ball away in dangerous areas of the pitch. He hasn't yet given away dangerous free kicks or penalties yet like he did last season, but it is only a matter of time, if he ever starts for them again. This is the worst run of performances l have seen from a United player, possibly ever. They have had players who have flopped badly in the short term (Massimo Taibi springs to mind) during the Ferguson era, but they would normally be dropped quite quickly, and removed from the team, and sold after 1-2 years. Michael Sylvestre was the only player that Ferguson kept for several years who flopped a lot in defence, although he was at times good going forward, which is probably why he lasted as long as he did.