Liverpool midfielder Fabinho has praised Brazil teammate Casemiro for an impressive start to his Manchester United career following his summer move from Real Madrid.
The pair have played alongside each other on 23 occasions, with the midfield duo lining-up together for both Brazil and Real Madrid Castilla - Los Blancos' reserve side.
Fabinho and Casemiro have also faced off in recent years, with the latter on the winning side in the Champions League final earlier this year as Madrid secured a 1-0 victory over the Merseyside outfit.
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Both players will be desperate to start in midfield for Brazil at the upcoming World Cup, but United star Casemiro is expected to line up in the holding role for Tite's side.
Despite competing for the same role with the national side, Fabinho insisted that he has a good relationship with Casemiro, claiming that he speaks to the 30-year-old on a regular basis.
"I remember when Casemiro arrived at Real Madrid Castilla, at that time there was only Spanish in the team," he told GE Globo. "You get along well with the guys, they were all good people, boys of similar age, but when there’s a Brazilian on the team, it’s different, right? You automatically get closer to the guy; you start to have daily reviews.
"Despite being someone who disputes position with me, it can be said that our relationship is good. He’s a guy I’ve had contact with, I talk normally with him.
"Now that he’s come to England, I’ve talked to him at the national team, I asked him how the adaptation was going, leaving a club where he spent nine years.
"Casemiro is an experienced guy, he was very successful at Real Madrid, he is doing well at Manchester United. Despite being a guy with whom I compete for position, I get along very well, because I’ve played with him, and I know him well."
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