Erik ten Hag has started Casemiro for Manchester United's match against Everton because the player has had time to 'settle'.
United defeated Omonia 3-2 in midweek in the Europa League, but all of the Reds' goals were scored in the second half. Although Omonia took the lead before half-time, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial got on the scoresheet to prevent embarrassment.
Rashford scored two goals and Martial also found the back of the net, which was his third goal from his last two appearances. Martial made those appearances off the bench and there were calls for him to start against Everton on Sunday night.
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Erik ten Hag has indeed started Martial at Goodison Park and he will lead the attack with Rashford and Antony on the wings. Casemiro has also retained his position in midfield and the Brazilian will start alongside Christian Eriksen and Bruno Fernandes.
Elsewhere, Luke Shaw is set to make his first league start since the Brentford debacle, with Tyrell Malacia dropping to the bench. Ten Hag explained his team selection ahead of kick-off and he discussed his thought process behind his starting line up.
"I think he's [Casemiro] had time to settle in, he came from Real Madrid," Ten Hag told MUTV. "Now is the time, he knows the way of play and he's fit. The atmosphere will be great, it will be hostile, but we like that and we have to take energy from it.
"We have to be good in this game, it's a tough opponent. It's difficult to score against them, so you have to be really good on the ball to create chances and score against them, but also, they play a high intensity and you have to match that, at least.
"We're thinking about principles, but everyone has their own qualities and we have to use the qualities of the players. We know this front four [Rashford, Martial, Antony, Fernandes] are very dynamic, with lots of skills and lots of creativity, so they have to show that against a tough opponent."
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