Gary Neville has told Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag that his side has "got a big problem" at centre-back, after Casemiro played alongside Victor Lindelof in a make-shift defence during their 2-0 Carabao Cup win over Burnley.
Ten Hag oversaw his side's first competitive fixture in more than a month on Wednesday night, as United won in front of their home fans to progress to the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup.
With both Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez taking part in the World Cup final on Sunday, the clash with the Clarets came too soon for the pair. Harry Maguire's illness prompted Ten Hag to deploy Casemiro alongisde Lindelof in the centre of United's defence.
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The Brazilian helped his team keep a clean sheet against Vincent Kompany's side, but former United defender Neville had some serious concerns about the Reds going into their Premier League clash against Nottingham Forest.
He told Sky Sports: "They look like they’ve got a big problem at centre back. Martínez looks like he’s going to be at least a couple of weeks, Varane obviously he was injured and you don’t know when he’s going to come back, and if Harry Maguire’s ill they’re going to go potentially with a really weakened defence into those Premier League games.
"I think if they had been playing against a Premier League team tonight they would have been punished, so they’ve got to get some players back quickly."
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