Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag says Casemiro knew he made a costly error during his side\u2019s 1-0 defeat to Arsenal.<\/p>\n Leandro Trossard scored midway through the first half to give the Gunners three points at the Theatre of Dreams. <\/p>\n The goal came after Casemiro came short when Andre Onana had the ball, and the Brazilian failed to move up to the defensive line when the Cameroonian cleared the ball \u2013 leaving Kai Havertz in acres of space to cross for Trossard.<\/p>\n Casemiro, of course, was playing out of position as United are depleted in central defence. <\/p>\n And, while Ten Hag said Casemiro made a clear mistake, he praised the Brazilian for recovering from Monday\u2019s dismal display at Crystal Palace. <\/p>\n \u2018On Monday obviously it was not his night but that was collectively a poor performance so everyone looks poor,\u2019 said Ten Hag.<\/p>\n \u2018You can see he can play there in that position and today he was there in the right level. Absolutely he is a winner, he hates to lose. He has to bring that in the team and that\u2019s what we expect from him.<\/p>\n \u2018He shouldn\u2019t be there [as close to Onana] in that moment, that\u2019s obvious \u2013 he knows that. But the rest was a good performance from him.\u2019<\/p>\n Ten Hag was pressed on why he chose to play Casemiro in central defence.<\/p>\n Scott McTominay, who has played at centre-back for Scotland, returned from injury against the Gunners. <\/p>\n \u2018I didn\u2019t have options,\u2019 Ten Hag stressed. \u2018Kambwala was not fit. Just returning from injury is not fit to start.<\/p>\n \u2018McTominay? I haven\u2019t seen it but what I heard, was not always a success and I think he\u2019s better in that advanced position, higher up the pitch and there we had our problems.\u2019<\/p>\n For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on \n\t \n\t \n\t This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n \t\t\t\t\t![\"Casemiro](\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-2152076875_cdedf1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&zoom=1&resize=644%2C429\")
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