Defending well comes first for this player who is finding his role at Man Utd

"I defend above all and give balance to the team. I help my team-mates in the defensive work, I get the ball out, that's my job. Of course, a goal here or there is good, but doing my job and defending well comes first," said the player who decided to leave reigning Champions League winner Casemiro and was happy to join Erik ten Hag's project, which he found very ambitious.

The player had a complicated first few weeks because Eriksen formed a great duo with the Scotsman, Scott McTominay, who were the two players who played in midfield, but a little further back doing some defensive and sacrificial work. Casemiro had to wait almost ten games since his arrival to make his mark at a high level.

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It was the Premier League match with Everton, where this player showed many qualities despite starting with a mistake, that mistake was costly, since, Everton's goal was a result of his mistake, from there the team changed its mentality and the Brazilian midfielder began to stand out, he even assisted Cristiano Ronaldo to score his first goal in Premier League, and which was the 700th goal in his career at club level.

The midfielder was the best player in the match against Everton where he showed a very defensive side, which is a quality that characterises him, being one of the most important players to play in midfield, a great defensive benchmark with the Red Devils club, one of the most important in this system that prioritises sacrifice in defence, his performance is on the rise, as is his confidence.

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It seems that the player's confidence has returned, he wants to find that comfort to deploy all the talent he has. There is a reason why the club paid €70 million to sign him in this summer transfer window, just like Cristiano Ronaldo, it is time for them to start generating football, they are two of the most important players and the club hopes to count on their participative performance.