Manchester United do not miss Cristiano Ronaldo and yet they miss him. Specifically, the skill he has mastered more than any other player in the game's history: goalscoring.
At least they had another five-times Champions League winner to depend on. Casemiro was the best player on the Stamford Bridge pitch before he leaped like Ronaldo in the 94th minute to secure an invaluable point.
Casemiro, a defensive midfielder, is as attack-minded as they come. Almost every pass he played was forwards and the wait to occupy a position United failed to strengthen for five years has been worth it for they have recruited the world's best.
