Casemiro in race against time for Manchester derby, Guardiola condemns vile chanting

Erik ten Hag revealed Casemiro is in a "race against the clock" to make the Manchester derby and says the squad is behind Alejandro Garnacho as he faces a potential ban for a social media post.

The eyes of the footballing world will be on Old Trafford this Sunday afternoon as treble winners Manchester City look to end the Red Devils' unconvincing three-game winning streak in all competitions.

United have stumbled to those victories against Brentford, Sheffield United and Copenhagen, with a vastly improved performance required if they are to lay a glove on Pep Guardiola's men.

The midfield battle looks key and Ten Hag says his side may be missing Casemiro for a third straight game, with an ankle injury sustained on Brazil duty putting his place in jeopardy.

"Aaron (Wan-Bissaka is back) in training today and Case is a race against the clock," Ten Hag said. "No, not 100%."

Casemiro had trained ahead of Tuesday's Champions League clash against Copenhagen - a group match he was unable to play in due to suspension.

The Red Devils were made to sweat in a narrow 1-0 victory against the Danish champions, with Andre Onana producing a stoppage-time penalty save that saw the under-fire goalkeeper mobbed by team-mates.

Garnacho later uploaded a photo on X, formerly known as Twitter, of the United players celebrating with the Cameroon international with a caption featuring two gorilla emojis.

The post was quickly deleted and Onana defended his team-mate, who he said was trying to express "power and strength" as he added "this matter should go no further".

But the Football Association has punished players in the past for making racial references on social networking sites and is understood to have sought Garnacho's observations.

"Not (concerned