Casemiro now undroppable at Man United after Ruben Amorim's tactical tweak
'We need to rest some players because they are playing at the limit,' Ruben Amorim said late on Thursday night in Bilbao as his focus turned from the Europa League to Sunday's Premier League match against Brentford.
Noussair Mazraoui, the versatile defender, was one of the players in question. The Moroccan will sit out the match in west London because he is 'at risk of injury' due to his recent exertions. United's 3-0 win over Athletic Bilbao was his 13th consecutive start.
Amorim did not mention him by name, but you would imagine that Casemiro will be given the day off on Sunday, which comes four days before the second leg, and which is of little importance to the club, given they are 14th and
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