How Casemiro revived his sputtering Man United career

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Casemiro's Manchester United career has been in jeopardy more than once since he joined the team in 2022. After the Brazilian midfielder's woeful performance in a 4-0 thumping by Crystal Palace in May 2024, pundit and former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher insisted time had run out for him. He urged Casemiro to finish the season and then seek a move to MLS or Saudi Arabia.

"I always remember the saying: 'Leave the football before the football leaves you,'" Carragher said in a brutal takedown. "The football has left him. At this top level, he needs to call it a day and move."

Three weeks later, Casemiro was named on the bench for the FA Cup final against Manchester City.…