Casemiro facts and figures from his first year at Man Utd after signing on 22 August 2022

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Casemiro had to wait only a few days to make his United debut and again the outcome was an improvement on the preceding season, as three away points were picked up at Southampton where we were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw 12 months before. Our new signing came on for the final 10 minutes, to help see out a much-needed 1-0 win. 

The Brazilian went on to play in 51 of our 59 games after he signed last season, a figure which made him the fifth most-deployed Red. Only two of the four men who made more outings, Bruno Fernandes (59) and Marcus Rashford (56), are still at the club, following this summer’s departures of his compatriot Fred (56) and long-serving goalkeeper David De Gea (58).

That statistic clearly underlines both Casemiro’s durability in his early 30s and his status as a key component in Ten Hag’s impressive revamp. In short, if the Brazilian was fit, he started. Unless he was suspended, that is – the midfielder missed seven Premier League games in total due to either red cards or an accumulation of yellows.