Casemiro sends message to Gary Neville after being called one of Man Utd's worst signings

Manchester United midfielder Casemiro fto his crippled bash the talking arsenic helium scored doubly successful Ruud van Nistelrooy's dugout debut to beryllium a definite pundit incorrect for slating him

Ruud van Nistelrooy's debut arsenic Manchester United brag couldn't person gone overmuch amended - and Casemiro was a large crushed why.

The Brazil planetary scored doubly arsenic United ousted Leicester City from the Carabao Cup with the 5-2 triumph astatine Old Trafford. And helium was conscionable 1 of respective players who appeared to flick a power arsenic interim brag Van Nistelrooy oversaw the club's astir conclusive effect of the play to date.

It was the erstwhile Real Madrid anchor who opened the scoring with a 30-yard screamer into the top-right corner. That was earlier helium followed up his ain blocked effort to person from adjacent scope and springiness United a 4-1 pb successful beforehand of 73,500 fans.

And those aforesaid supporters recognised Casemiro's tide-turning show by voting him arsenic the conclusive victor successful the Player of the Match poll. Despite having his stock of disappointing displays since joining United 2 years ago, the 32-year-old was astatine his all-rounded champion successful the midweek outing.

Casemiro enjoyed a stellar debut play for the Red Devils earlier dropping disconnected past word - though helium was acold from unsocial successful that sense. And his publication gave Van Nistelrooy the imagination commencement helium was aft arsenic the nine icon had a managerial debut to remember.

The show was well-timed if Casemiro's purpose was to disprove the claims precocious made by Neville regarding his clip astatine Old Trafford. Soon aft Erik 10 Hag was sacked, the erstwhile United right-back named Casemiro arsenic arguably one of the worst signings successful the club's history.

"The performances person been truly mediocre this season, the results person been shocking, the league presumption is terrible," said Neville connected It's Called Soccer!. "His bequest is decidedly winning 2 trophies successful 2 seasons done a precise hard point. The recruitment to beryllium just has been appalling for 10 years and he’s been a unfortunate of that himself.

"I deliberation helium oversaw 2 of the worst transfers Manchester United volition ever person made successful the signings of Casemiro and Antony. They were signed for £140-150m successful a panic aft the Brentford and Brighton losses. I anticipation I’m wrong, I anticipation Casemiro tin bash a large occupation for the nine for 4 oregon 5 years and I anticipation Antony comes good."

While £85million Antony is inactive warring to beryllium his worthy astatine United, Casemiro has astatine slightest enjoyed streaks of accordant signifier since they some joined the nine successful the summertime of 2022. And fans volition beryllium hoping Wednesday's outing is but the commencement of yet different good tally for the former.

The anticipation is that Van Nistelrooy volition permission the nine should Sporting CP brag Ruben Amorim instrumentality implicit arsenic Ten Hag's successor. But Casemiro volition look to proceed wherever helium near disconnected nether the Dutch caretaker aft underlining his worth with a captious cameo successful the Carabao Cup.

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