Classy Casemiro drove Man United to victory over Crystal Palace

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·30 November 2025

Classy Casemiro drove Man United to victory over Crystal Palace

Manchester United got back to winning ways with a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

The Red Devils went behind and the familiar sense of dread started to rise, but an impressive second half performance yielded two goals and three points.

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Classy Casemiro

Much has been made of the need for United to sign a new midfielder and one of the key names on that list, Adam Wharton, lined up against them today for the Eagles.

But Casemiro showed he’s not finished quite yet with a classy performance at both ends of the pitch.

The Brazilian was bursting to do it all, and despite his deep-lying position nobody had more shots on target than the two he managed.

He fell short of scoring a goal and missed one big chance, but did complete the one dribble he attempted to give the Palace defence another attacking threat to think about beyond United’s frontline.

Tough-tackling performance

Casemiro made three tackles, matched only by his potential replacement Wharton – but the Brazilian had the last laugh as he wasn’t once dribbled past, unlike the promising Englishman.

He wasn’t always perfect, though, and made four fouls, the most of anyone in a United shirt.

In addition, he made three clearances and two interceptions to frustrate the hosts and limit them to just the one goal, which came from a penalty.

The 33-year-old contested 15 duels, matched only by a resurgent Joshua Zirkzee, and won seven of them.

He came out on top in five of nine ground duels, and two of six aerial duels. With the ball at his feet Casemiro was reasonably efficient, finding his man with 36 of his 45 passes for a success rate of 80%.

While it’s clear that he can’t go on forever, Casemiro’s performance today proved that there’s life in the old dog yet.