Manchester United shared the spoils against Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday.
The Red Devils went into the game on a four-match winning streak and were fancied to beat the Tricky Trees.
They took the lead through a towering Casemiro header in the 34th minute and deserved to be ahead at the break.
However, United’s defensive frailties were on display after the interval as Forest scored twice within 102 seconds.
Amad Diallo salvaged a point with a stunning long-range strike, but the Red Devils will feel they dropped two points.
Shortly after the stalemate, Casemiro took to Instagram to mention that it was a good effort and the team fought until the end.
He posted: “We fought until the end. Good effort of all the team.”
United favourite and Fiorentina goalkeeper David de Gea was one of those to comment.
He replied with a three-word Spanish message ‘Como Estas Nino’ which translates to ‘How are you kid’.
Here is a screenshot
Casemiro has had a tremendous turnaround under manager Ruben Amorim this term. He has become an undisputed starter in the number six role ahead of Manuel Ugarte. He looks undroppable at the moment.
The Brazilian has repaid the manager’s faith with some standout performances. Yesterday, he opened the scoring with a trademark header, but also excelled with other attributes.
Casemiro won an impressive 10 ground and aerial duels. He completed 100 percent of his tackles (3/3) and also made eight recoveries and drew three fouls from the opposition.
It was a vintage performance from the former Real Madrid man, but he was letdown by some poor defending, particularly from Diogo Dalot in the lead-up to both Forest goals.
United are in action against Tottenham Hotspur in the league next Saturday. The United faithful will be hoping that Casemiro can continue his sublime league form in north London.
Stats from Sofascore.com
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Article written by Sri Aswin .
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