Ten Hag pleased with Casemiro’s performance in Man Utd vs Everton
The Manchester United boss has hailed Casemiro’s display in their 2-1 victory over Everton, saying how important of a player he is for the team and the fans have seen it.
Casemiro
made a mistake as he allowed Everton score their first goal early doors by losing the ball before it led to a goal. However, he recovered very quickly and pulled off a solid performance alongside Christian Eriksen in the midfield.
When asked about the mistake the midfielder made which led to a goal for Everton,
Erik ten Hag
told
BT sport
:
"Yeah but I think he will [learn to] anticipate quickly and you saw that during the game how important he is.
"He is that composed, winning a lot of balls, winning also the ball for the goal of Cristiano Ronaldo so he grew into the game so a good performance."
He then went on to talk about the overall performance of the Red Devils, saying:
"We were quickly 1-0 down. The reaction of the team was good, and one of our aims is to deal better with setbacks and now they stay composed.
"I think the first 35 minutes were quite impressive from our side. Especially in the first half we were pressing well, and Everton didn't come out so it was difficult for them to cope in the game...so happy with that."
The Manchester United manager also gave an update on Anthony Martial’s injury, adding:
"No I don't think [that is was a recurrence of his previous injury] so, it's something different. He had a problem in his back. But he was important, an assist for the goal of Antony so we're happy with that and once again we're happy with all the subs who came on. Cristiano scoring the winning goal.
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