Rio Ferdinand and Jamie Carragher engaged in a social media exchange after Carragher acknowledged that his past criticism of Casemiro was too harsh. Carragher had previously suggested Casemiro should leave Manchester United following a below-par performance. However, Casemiro has since improved, leading Carragher to admit his remarks were excessive. Carragher stated that his implication that Casemiro was 'finished' was premature. He also noted that Casemiro found the criticism 'disrespectful', to which Carragher responded that no disrespect was intended. Carragher added that Manchester United would not repeat the signing of a player in their 30s on a four-year deal with high wages.