Casemiro: Fascinating report on what Man Utd star is like behind the scenes

Casemiro is an incredible signing for Manchester United.

The five-time Champions League winner might not have been the first-choice pick at Old Trafford and his arrival could still be seen as symptomatic of the club’s ‘short-termism’, but hey, there’s no denying that Casemiro knows one or two things about playing football.

So much so, in fact, that his Real Madrid exit was marked by his name being added to the club’s legends section on its official website. If that’s not a glowing endorsement, then we don’t know what is.

And all of this means that you’ve probably been bludgeoned over the head time and time again this week with information on how Casemiro is going to cure all of United‘s midfield ills.

You’re probably well-versed now on how the Brazil international will screen United’s back-line, getting stuck in with tackles and progressing the ball up the pitch, liberating Fred in the process.

However, the 30-year-old’s value to United extends far beyond what he can offer on the pitch because it just so happens that he also possesses one of the most driven and intelligent approaches to the sport that we’ve ever heard of.

Park your thoughts about his tough-tackling, aerial supremacy and metronomic passing for just one second because a fascinating report by the Telegraph has opened our minds to another side of Casemiro’s brilliance.

First, the wide-ranging article speaks about the first time that Casemiro took to the Old Trafford pitch when he represented Sao Paulo at 15 years old for a youth tournament called the Nike Cup.

Part of a talented generation of players at the club featuring Lucas Moura, Rodrigo Caio and Oscar, Casemiro’s side made it all the way to the final only to come up against Barcelona’s legendary youth