On Sunday it was felt that Manchester United missed the destruction of Casemiro, but at the City Ground last night they were reminded that all for his qualities as a defensive midfielder, he does still have some of that Samba blood in him.
The quality of the 30-year-old's passing and his contributions to United's attack, as well as its defence, has been one of the biggest surprises since his £70million move from Real Madrid. In the Spanish capital his role was simple: stop opposition attacks and then give the ball to Toni Kroos and Luka Modric.
But all this time the Brazilian was hiding his light under a bushel. Since moving to Manchester and being handed more responsibility to craft attacks as well as stop them, he has been a revelation.
