Rio Ferdinand blasts Jamie Carragher for 'disrespectful' Casemiro Man United comments

Rio Ferdinand has slammed previous comments made by Jamie Carragher after Manchester United's defeat to Liverpool.

Sunday saw United fall to a 3-0 loss at the hands of their bitter rivals at Old Trafford in the Premier League. The defeat has resulted in criticism being directed at several members of the United squad, as well as manager Erik ten Hag.

One player whose performance against Liverpool was criticised was Casemiro. The Brazilian was involved in losing the ball prior to the visitors scoring their first two goals before being substituted at half-time to be replaced by Toby Collyer.

Carragher was joined by Gary Neville, Roy Keane and Daniel Sturridge in assessing Casemiro's performance against Liverpool. The analysis provided a throwback to a previous comment from Carragher last season, where he stated, 'Leave the football before the football leaves you'.

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Ferdinand was reflecting on Casemiro's performance against Liverpool when he was reminded of Carragher's previous comments about the midfielder. Ferdinand was critical of the remarks by Carragher and explained why he believes the assessment of Casemiro was unfair.

"I heard Jamie Carragher say, 'Leave the football before the football leaves you', and I just think that's highly disrespectful," said Ferdinand on his YouTube channel, Rio Ferdinand Presents.

"I just think it's really disrespectful, especially given what my man's [Casemiro] won."

Ferdinand added: "There's more to it than he's just made a couple of mistakes. If you look at the two games before Liverpool