Casemiro could not hold back his true feelings — and hilarious reaction — during a key moment in Manchester United’s encounter with Real Sociedad at Old Trafford.
Manchester United and Real Sociedad secured a 1-1 draw in the first-leg Europa League last-16 tie at the Reale Arena last Thursday ahead of the return leg.
The Red Devils hosted the Spanish club for the second-leg round-of-16 match and United knocked Real Sociedad out of the Europa League on Thursday evening.
Mikel Oyarzabal opened the scoring for Sociedad at Old Trafford before Bruno Fernandes hit back for United from the spot-kick in the first half.
United and Sociedad went into the break with a 1-1 scoreline and Bruno Fernandes would score his second penalty only five minutes after the restart in the tie.
Fernandes capped off an incredible captain’s performance late in the second half by completing his sensational hat-trick against the La Liga outfit.
Diogo Dalot also found the back of the net in injury time against Sociedad, who were reduced to 10 men in the second half after Jon Aramburu’s sending off.
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What Casemiro did during important point in Man United vs Real Sociedad
Casemiro was hailed by Manchester United fans after the former Real Madrid star produced a superb showing in the 4-1 Europa League win on Thursday.
The 33-year-old defensive midfielder turned back the clock with his performance and Casemiro excelled in the heart of the United midfield against Real Sociedad.
When United were leading 2-1 around the 60th minute, Diogo Dalot was dispossessed on the edge of the United box after coming under pressure.
A quick-thinking Casemiro immediately sprinted from inside the box and the ex-Real Madrid midfielder produced a world-class sliding tackle to clear the threat.
United fans on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, were left in stitches after spotting Casemiro’s reaction to Dalot in the aftermath of the moment.
Casemiro was spotted staring at his former United teammate after recklessly losing the ball when the Red Devils had only taken the lead five minutes earlier.
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Ruben Amorim reveals what he has learned about Man Utd star Casemiro
Speaking after the Sociedad result, United manager Ruben Amorim admitted that he is finding the best solution to use Casemiro in his tactical system at the Red Devils.
“I think I’m also learning how to use players like Casemiro and, like you said, without a lot of options, we are trying to put our players in the best positions and that helps us a lot,” he told TNT Sports, as per Manchester United’s official website.
“I think you can feel that they have more freedom and then because of one game in Spain that we try to use the pace of [Alejandro] Garnacho, on the right, and he showed me so many things on the right, maybe better than the left.
“So, I’m trying to find the best solution for the team, and that helps us to play all the time with the same team.
“It was hard, sometimes we lost some pace in the end of the games, but we are learning.”
United will now return to Premier League action against Ruud van Nistelrooy’s Leicester City side at the King Power Stadium on Sunday evening.