REFEREE Anthony Taylor has been partly blamed for Manchester United's 3-0 defeat against Liverpool on Sunday.
American analysts pointed to Taylor's positioning and argued that the PGMOL official blocked United from playing their best football.
Casemiro, 32, was at fault for Liverpool's two opening goals as he twice gave possession away cheaply inside United's half that led to Luis Diaz scoring a brace inside 42 minutes.
A dismal second-half saw United carved open by Liverpool for Mo Salah's strike, as fans booed a match that echoed last season's struggles.
But CBS Sports Golazo has since offered a fascinating insight into how and why Liverpool's first two goals came about.
American presenters Ian Joy and Michael Lahoud cheekily pinned some of the blame on referee Taylor's positioning.
The Wythenshawe-born official was seen getting in the way of United’s transitional play on both occasions.
Footage has now showed that Bruno Fernandes was potentially limited from making key passes in decisive moments due to the space occupied by Taylor.
First, the analysts argued that Taylor blocked Fernandes from unleashing a quick breakaway ball through to Alejandro Garnacho.
The Portugal star was forced to pass back to Casemiro, who offloaded a horror pass that was intercepted by Liverpool's Ryan Gravenberch, and put in the back of the net by Diaz.
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Then the pundits explain how the 45-year-old's positioning stopped Casemiro from playing a forward pass to Joshua Zirkzee for the Colombian's second.
Again, the defensive midfielder conceded possession and Liverpool doubled their lead moments later.
But the Brazilian ace lost possession 13 times before being substituted for teenager Toby Collyer at the break.
United are now talking about offloading Casemiro to Galatasaray on loan, according to journalist Ali Naci Kucuk.
The CBS analysis has gone viral, with Premier League fans split on its authenticity.
One fan wrote on X: "I didn’t realise this at all! Fantastic analysis. But it doesn't make the loss any less embarrassing."
One post rejecting the claim, stated: "The ref can have his share blame for this but I don’t think it’s due to him that we lost the game."
Another added: "Let's not blame referee there! It was individual mistakes and Erik ten Hag's substitutions that cost us the three points."
A fourth said: "It's part of football and no one forced Casemiro into making such an awful pass for the first goal."
While a fifth chimed in: "Come on. United were bad across the board."