There will be a vacancy at Old Trafford this summer for a role that Michael Carrick has filled. Possibly, of course, for the one he currently occupies, although perhaps not if Carrick continues his impressive start in the dugout. But definitely at the base of midfield. The one confirmed departure at Manchester United is Casemiro.
“I look forward to continuing working with him for a few months yet,” said Carrick. Well he might, too, because the Brazilian has been one of the outstanding players of Carrick’s five-game reign. With each hugely impressive display, he has underlined the challenge of finding a suitable successor. Casemiro may leave United as he arrived, as a talismanic figure; after two difficult seasons in the middle of his four-year deal, he feels renascent now.
