Casemiro: Man United ace makes bold claim about Ruben Amorim
Casemiro: Man United ace makes bold claim about Ruben Amorim Casemiro’s impending departure from Manchester United is a speck of grey in the brilliant blue sky for fans basking in the team’s 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’s Champions League. 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. 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’s impact that there have been calls for him to extend his stay, although he has confirmed that there will be no U-turn.
While Casemiro is now the apple of United fans’ eyes, it was only around 18 months ago that he was struggling to break into the starting XI under former head coach Ruben Amorim. Casemiro’s fall and rise under Amorim 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.
The Portuguese head coach’s arrival initially did little to improve his situation, and Casemiro was soon warming the bench at the beginning of 2025. Of United’s 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. 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. Casemiro’s 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.