Former Manchester United forward Dwight Yorke has explained how Casemiro gets the best out of ‘X factor’ players at Old Trafford.
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The serial Champions League winner has started United’s last four league games, brought into the team following the 6-3 hammering at Manchester City having been handed some time to get to grips with English football.
Casemiro has begun repaying the club’s faith in him with some hugely impressive displays in midfield, filling a void that has gaped in the middle of the park for a number of years.
The 30-year-old Brazil international played a pivotal role in United’s 2-0 win over Tottenham last Wednesday, arguably the team’s finest performance of the season, and excelled away to Chelsea on Saturday where he scored a dramatic injury time equaliser that sparked wild celebrations in the away end.