Galatasaray manager Okan Buruk told his players to target Casemiro in Tuesday night’s 3-2 Champions League win over Manchester United.
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Erik ten Hag’s side were unable to record victory in the clash at Old Trafford and have now lost their opening two matches in Europe.
The Red Devils have been in poor form domestically, too, suffering defeats in three of their last four Premier League games.
United lost 1-0 at home to Crystal Palace on Saturday with Eagles boss Roy Hodgson admitting after the match that they had targeted Casemiro.
It is becoming somewhat of a worrying trend for Ten Hag after Buruk admitted that he told his Galatasaray side to double-up on the Brazilian midfielder.
‘We wanted to put pressure on Casemiro in the midfield with (Lucas) Torreira,’ Buruk said.
‘Kaan (Ayhan) is a player who plays well defensively and without the ball. We wanted to use both together.
‘I think Kaan performed a very important task. He gave support.’
Former United star Louis Saha feels Ten Hag’s side are ‘asking too much’ of Casemiro this season.
‘At the moment he’s doing an awful lot and almost playing like a number ten,’ Saha told Betfred. ‘He’s trying to create for his side and play more passes than some of Manchester United’s players that are in more advanced positions up the pitch. Why’s this the case? This isn’t his main role.’
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