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Manchester United supervisor Erik Ten Hag praised Brazil midfielder Casemiro after its win over Burnley within the Carabao Cup fourth spherical on the Old Trafford on Thursday.
“[We played] against a good team. I think they were good on the ball. It’s a difficult to get the press on [them] but I think we did. We had a lot of high regains, we had a lot of transitional moments. I think we need to take a little bit [from] that. There is definitely room for improvement, we have to work on that, but of course I am pleased with a win,” Ten Hag instructed the membership web site
This was the primary aggressive fixture for Man United after the World Cup and the group aced it with a 2-0 victory, because of targets from Christian Eriksen and Marcus Rashford within the twenty seventh and 57th minute respectively.
The beginning lineup noticed Casemiro begin in an uncommon place – a centre-back, versus that of a defensive midfielder the place he has performed for probably the most a part of his profession at Real Madrid and Brazil.
His presence on the again was praised by the Dutch supervisor as United returned to successful methods after two consecutive losses in friendlies earlier than the match.
“[It was] what you can expect: really experienced, really composed. [He was] leading [and had] a good combination with Victor Lindelof. So I was happy with the performance,” he instructed the membership web site.
Casemiro had 126 touches within the recreation with extra passes (90) than any participant on the pitch, together with 15 passes into the ultimate third.
He made two blocks, 9 clearances, and one interception, taking part in all 90 minutes. An errant late go nearly took a number of the shine off his show, however Burnley couldn’t take benefit.
The Brazil midfielder signed for Manchester United in August this 12 months in a deal price £70m and regardless of struggling for a spot within the beginning eleven initially, he has turn into one of many group’s pillars in the midst of the park.
In the FIFA World Cup, he was one in all Brazil’s most necessary gamers and scored the decisive aim towards Switzerland within the group stage to safe a spot within the spherical of 16.
However, the Selecao had been knocked out on penalties by Croatia within the quarterfinals, after which the 30-year-old returned to the Premier League facet.