Rio Ferdinand believes Casemiro displayed his innate football intelligence and proved his own theory right with his performance in Manchester United ’s win over Everton on Sunday.
After being left on the bench for the 6-3 thrashing by Manchester City last weekend, Casemiro was given his first Premier League start by Erik ten Hag at Goodison Park. United left Merseyside with three points in a 2-1 victory which moved them up to fifth place in the Premier League table and Casemiro was one of the stand-out performers for the away side.
Things did not start well for the Brazilian midfielder, who was dispossessed by Amadou Onana in the build-up to Alex Iwobi’s early strike. But his experience shone through as the match progressed and, as well as winning back possession on several occasions, he also provided the telling assist for Cristiano Ronaldo ’s winner.
