What Man Utd chief Fletcher has said about Casemiro behind the scenes

Manchester United legend Patrice Evra has opened up on Casemiro and a chat he had with Darren Fletcher about the midfielder. The Samba star arrived from Real Madrid in a huge £70million deal back in the summer. And though he took a while to get going, the 30-year-old is now beginning to live up to expectations over at Old Trafford.Manchester United signed Casemiro after giving up on Frenkie de Jong, who decided to stay at Barcelona instead of moving to Old Trafford.And the Brazil international has started to look like money well spent, shining in recent matches against Tottenham and Chelsea to become a key player in the process.Now, speaking to Betfair, Evra has hailed the 30-year-old – insisting he’s the ‘main man’ at the club – while opening up on a conversation he had with Fletcher behind the scenes.’I keep talking about Casemiro and for me he is the main man,’ said the former left-back, who won the lot at Old Trafford during his playing days.’He’s the one who is giving the team the right balance and you could see that against Tottenham.Man Utd transfers: Plans for next three signings are damning on SolskjaerManchester United legend Patrice Evra has opened up on Casemiro and a chat he had with Darren Fletcher about the midfielder. The Samba star arrived from Real Madrid in a huge £70million deal back in the summer. And though he took a while to get going, the 30-year-old is now beginning to live up to expectations over at Old Trafford. Man Utd hero Patrice Evra has opened up on Darren Fletcher chat about Casemiro (Image: GETTY) Man Utd signed Casemiro from Real Madrid back in the summer transfer window (Image: GETTY) Man Utd are seeing the best of Casemiro following his arrival (Image: GETTY)’The players really want to fight for this club, they really want to play for the fans and the manager, and you can see that they are willing to bleed for the club.’I know that in a few years this team is going to have massive character. It’s really important to go to Stamford Bridge and get a point, especially with a late equaliser.’United have had some good results against the big teams around them and this will only boost confidence.’But, while Evra is happy with United, he is worried about the team not scoring enough goals so far this season.’I am worried about United going forward. Anthony and Rashford have three goals, Sancho and Martial have two, and it’s not enough,’ he said.WIN A FREE ENGLAND SHIRT FOR THE WORLD CUP! Man Utd hero Patrice Evra is happy with the job Erik ten Hag is doing at Old Trafford (Image: GETTY)’United have only scored 16 goals in total. When you look at other clubs, Tottenham have 23 goals, Harry Kane has 10, City have 36, Arsenal have 26.’I’m not even talking about Haaland who has scored more than United with 17 goals, how can that be possible?’The defence can keep defending but we need to score more goals and I’m sure the players are aware of that and we need to fix it as soon as possible because that’s where I think we’re struggling.’Don’t get me wrong, Chelsea have also only scored 16 goals too, but for United and the United philosophy, we always scored a lot of goals and now we are struggling.’Want the latest football news? Join our brand new Facebook group by clicking here