The Brazilian enforcer was absolutely everywhere, breaking up play, organising his team-mates and displaying his impressive array of passing.
It was his incisive pass which created our third goal against Forest in the second half, as Casemiro cut open the opposition defence to find his compatriot Fred in acres of space, and our no.17 made no mistake.
Such was his influence, Casemiro gained acclaim on Twitter from a United legend: Rio Ferdinand.
Rio tweeted:
“3-0
Love this guy @Casemiro”
Thank you Legend. I am honoured! ud83dude4cud83cudffd
— Casemiro (@Casemiro) December 27, 2022
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