What Casemiro did after Manchester United's friendly defeat to Real Madrid

27.07.2023 - 08:45 manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Manchester United midfielder Casemiro reunited with some former teammates overnight as his side fell to a 2-0 defeat by Real Madrid in Houston.

Goals from Jude Bellingham and Joselu bookended the 90 minutes as United were handed their first defeat of pre-season at the NRG Stadium.

Bellingham chipped a cool finish over Andre Onana inside six minutes before summer signing Joselu fired home an athletic bicycle kick with a minute of normal time left.

Casemiro got his first start of pre-season against his former side, having come off the bench during Saturday's 2-0 win over Arsenal.

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