Casemiro’s spectacular strike marks first goal of Manchester United’s new era against Leicester

Casemiro scored two goals in Manchester United's match against Leicester, starting with a stunning 25-yard strike set up by Alejandro Garnacho.

Casemiro
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Casemiro opened the scoring with a spectacular 25-yard strike early in the match. The play was initiated by Alejandro Garnacho, who skillfully maneuvered to maintain possession for United before passing to the Brazilian. Casemiro then unleashed a curling right-footed shot that found the top-right corner of Leicester’s net, prompting an ecstatic celebration from interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy after Ten Hag’s departure.

By the 39th minute, Casemiro added a second goal to his tally. Marcus Rashford set him up with a perfectly placed cross, presenting Casemiro with a prime opportunity inside the box. Although his initial header hit the crossbar, he quickly pounced on the rebound with a powerful left-footed shot, leaving Leicester’s defenders unable to react.

After his impressive performance against Leicester, Casemiro is now gearing up to face Chelsea in United’s next Premier League match.

Casemiro

Carlos Henrique Casimiro

Defender, Midfielder

BrazilBrazil

Age: 32

185 cm

84 kg

Season 2024/2025
Played 10 1 Missed
Minutes 625 62.5 Avg
Goals 1 0.1 Avg
Assist 0 0.0 Avg
Attempt 6 0.6 Avg
Passes 397 39.782.7% AvgSucc
Yellow 1 0.1 Avg
Red 0 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total twice for 180 minutes for Carabao Cup.

Casemiro scored 2 goals for Manchester United. He procured no assists. He received no yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 14th in Carabao Cup. In the last match Manchester United won 5-2 against Leicester City. The next match in Carabao Cup will be against Chelsea.

Manchester United performance and stats

Manchester United

Manager: Ruud van Nistelrooy
Top 3 Scorers
This season