Manchester United finally have a functioning midfield and it's much thanks to one man: Casemiro.
Emphatically silencing his critics, the Brazilian has been the bedrock of Erik ten Hag 's impressive revival at Old Trafford, as the Red Devils sit fourth in the Premier League with two games to go until the halfway stage. If it wasn't for a pair of humiliating defeats to Brighton and Brentford, which came before Casemiro had signed, United would be a close second behind league leaders Arsenal.
But it's because of those embarrassing results that the five-time Champions League winner came in from Real Madrid, as Casemiro made a private phone call to Red Devils football director John Murtough in August to explain to him how he could be Ten Hag's saviour. Club chiefs subsequently raised £70million to Real Madrid and the European champions reluctantly parted ways with their midfield general after nine outstanding years of service.
