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The October international break saw Casemiro regain the captain’s armband for Brazil, while also playing 90 minutes in both of Brazil’s friendlies against South Korea and Japan.

At the age of 33, he can no longer play week in and week out, and it was not a surprise to see the former Real Madrid superstar sit out of training at Carrington on Thursday.

Given his additional workload, there is every possibility the five-time Champions League winner starts on the bench against Liverpool on Sunday.

That was what had happened in the Manchester derby, right after the September international break. It was Manuel Ugarte who had started against City as the Red Devils lost 0-3.

And on Thursday, as per The Sun, the Uruguayan was spotted training with the rest of the first team and he is under consideration to be recalled for the all-important clash at Anfield.

The former Paris Saint-Germain midfielder was not part of Marcelo Bielsa’s experimental Uruguay team for their friendlies against Dominican Republic and Uzbekistan in Malaysia.

“Manuel Ugarte is under consideration for a Manchester United recall against Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday. Ugarte, 24, was involved in United’s first-team training session...