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Casemiro\u2019s impending departure from Manchester United is a speck of grey in the brilliant blue sky for fans basking in the team\u2019s rise under caretaker manager Michael Carrick. United are third in the Premier League table with three games remaining in the season, and have already qualified for next campaign\u2019s Champions League. <\/p>\n
The English manager has defeated Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur, among others, since taking charge in mid-January. Casemiro has been an omnipresent figure under Carrick, starting all 14 games so far, and chipping in with five goals and one assist.<\/p>\n
However, the 34 year old has already announced that he will leave Old Trafford once his contract expires this summer. Such has been the player\u2019s impact that there have been calls for him to extend his stay, although he has confirmed that there will be no U-turn. <\/p>\n
While Casemiro is now the apple of United fans\u2019 eyes, it was only around 18 months ago that he was struggling to break into the starting XI under former head coach Ruben Amorim. <\/p>\n
When Amorim took charge at Old Trafford in November 2024, Casemiro was enduring a prolonged dip in form. After a fantastic debut 2022\/23 campaign, the Brazilian had struggled for prominence under former manager Erik ten Hag. <\/p>\n
The Portuguese head coach\u2019s arrival initially did little to improve his situation, and Casemiro was soon warming the bench at the beginning of 2025. Of United\u2019s six games across competitions in January that year, the Brazilian was an unused substitute in all but one, a 19-minute cameo against FCSB in the Europa League.<\/p>\n
However, the veteran midfielder refused to give up, and eventually wrestled his way back into the starting XI. He famously set up three goals in the 5-4 win over Lyon in the Europa League quarter-finals second leg, and scored in both legs of the semi-final win against Athletic Bilbao. <\/p>\n
Casemiro\u2019s redemption was complete when he was named in the starting XI for the Europa League final, which United unfortunately lost to Tottenham Hotspur. However, the Brazilian retained his place under Amorim at the beginning of this season, and has been as important as ever under Carrick as well. He has now opened up on his struggles under the Portuguese head coach. <\/p>\n
| Competition<\/th>\n | Appearances<\/th>\n | Starts<\/th>\n | Goals<\/th>\n | Assists<\/th>\n | Yellow Cards<\/th>\n | Red Cards<\/th>\n | Minutes Played<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League<\/td>\n | 33<\/td>\n | 32<\/td>\n | 9<\/td>\n | 2<\/td>\n | 8<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n | 2,508′<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| FA Cup<\/td>\n | 1<\/td>\n | 0<\/td>\n | –<\/td>\n | –<\/td>\n | –<\/td>\n | –<\/td>\n | 11′<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| EFL Cup<\/td>\n | –<\/td>\n | –<\/td>\n | –<\/td>\n | –<\/td>\n | –<\/td>\n | –<\/td>\n | –<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
Total<\/strong><\/td>\n| 34<\/strong><\/td>\n | 32<\/strong><\/td>\n | 9<\/strong><\/td>\n | 2<\/strong><\/td>\n | 8<\/strong><\/td>\n | 1<\/strong><\/td>\n | 2,519′<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n | Speaking to ESPN Brazil, Casemiro revealed that he managed to win over Amorim by working hard. He said: \u201cIt may have been one of my greatest achievements because, with all the humility in the world, the most natural thing would have been to say: \u2018Oh well, the manager isn\u2019t playing me? No problem, I\u2019ve already won plenty of titles in my career, I\u2019ve achieved a lot in my life and I\u2019m here; if the manager doesn\u2019t want to count on me, let him be and I\u2019ll just carry on doing my thing.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cBut no. I kept working, I kept trying to show the manager that he was wrong, that he was mistaken about me. I could, as we say in the world of football, have given up, moved on with my life and that was that.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBut I kept working, I kept trying to change the manager\u2019s mind, and I ended up succeeding; I ended up playing and having a great end to the season, playing in a Europa League final.\u201d <\/p>\n The Brazilian went on to claim that managing to convince Amorim was one of the biggest achievements of his career, adding: \u201cAlthough I\u2019ve had several achievements in my career, this may well have been one of the greatest: having turned the manager\u2019s opinion around. I wasn\u2019t playing because of the manager\u2019s opinion. And he ended up picking me to play purely on the basis of my own merit and hard work.\u201d<\/p>\n Casemiro looks set to move to Inter Miami this summer and is reportedly eager to team up with former foe Lionel Messi. The Brazilian has managed to make a deep impact on fans during his four-season tenure, and he will also be fondly remembered for helping bring Champions League football back to the Theatre of Dreams. <\/p>\n 1 \u2013 Casemiro tonight made 11 tackles, won 16 duels and made 9 clearances \u2013 he is the only player in the last 20 seasons to record all of those numbers in a single Premier League match. Everywhere. pic.twitter.com\/Pf6pxUNEOz<\/a><\/p>\n |