Rio Ferdinand, ex-Manchester United player, believes Casemiro is a better defensive player than Thomas Partey.
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Casemiro joined United from Real Madrid this season for £70 million and has five assists and two goals.
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Partey has been dictating play for Arsenal this season. And his absence in the middle of the pitch is felt greatly when he is not present.
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Ironically, the only game he missed for Arsenal was a 3-1 loss to Manchester United. The Ghanaian international has won possession 116 times, 28 more than Casemiro, and he has a higher passing accuracy and progressive pass rate.
However, Ferdinand on his YouTube channel believes Casemiro is the better player. He said as quoted by Daily Mail:
“I think the importance to their teams…you could argue both sides quite equally. But then, when you throw the stats in Casemiro wipes him away .”
“No, no no. I don’t think Partey is good enough defensively to do what Casemiro is doing. I don’t think he has the impact defensively for Man United, on the ball he’s doing more.”