Paul Scholes likes what he sees from Manchester United midfielder Casemiro.
The Manchester United legend claims Casemiro is the “perfect” player to partner with Christian Eriksen in the middle.
You would have to say that Casemiro, who initially had to bide his time on the bench before taking Scott McTominay’s place in the team, has quickly become one of the first names on Erik ten Hag’s teamsheet because he is absolutely essential to how we play.
Speaking to BT Sport ahead of United’s 1-0 win over Wolves at Molineux, Scholes said (via Manchester Evening News): “I just think he’s brought great experience to the middle of the pitch, great quality. I’ve said before his passing surprises me, his one-touch passing. He passes forward a lot, if you’re in a midfield with [Luke] Modric and [Toni] Kross it can be easy to be in the background a little bit.
“He’s been fantastic. I worried about the physicality and his legs coming to England, he never looked the quickest but he’s so clever and plays the roles brilliantly well. I don’t want to compare him to Michael Carrick — because he’s a Rolls Royce of a player — but positional sense he plays it perfectly.”
Scholes also pointed out how Casemiro complements Eriksen in midfield.
“He’s perfect for Eriksen as well, he’s been a really good signing,” Scholes said. “They can’t play the way they want to unless they have a player like Casemiro who does everything, the dirty work.
“These forward players, if you’re going to score lots of goals, you need a player like that in your team. [Bruno] Fernandes and Eriksen in front of him who only worry about goals, that’s their mentality, not worry about defending because they have a player next to them. There’s no better feeling when you’ve got that next to you.”
