Casemiro scored one and set up another as Manchester United began their defense of the with a simple win against Carabao Cup a lifeless Crystal Palace. A lot has happened in the seven months since the first trophy of the Erik ten Hag era, and the Red Devils’ first silverware in more than six years was secured against Newcastle at Wembley. Casemiro opened the scoring under the arc and found the back of the net again in Tuesday’s 3-0 win over Palace in the third round as United looked to shake off a poor start to the season.
Garnacho, Martial on the scoresheet. Casemiro and headed goals: A love story made in Manchester. 😍
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Garnancho nets first goal for United
Next up, Garnacho’s affable Pellitri pulled the trigger from close range and a desperate Chris Richards knocked the Uruguayan out with a leg hook. United doubled their lead from the resulting corner. Monto turned it from the right and Casemiro got up to go home.
Amrabat replaces Casemiro
At half-time, United played three backs at times, with Casemiro dropping back to center-back and Amrabat taking his place. It showed their confidence and control in the microcosm. In a calculated move, Ten Hag removed Mountain before the second half in favor of Victor Lindelof, the Swedish inverted center-back. He launched one attack that took him deep into the Palace area and exchanged passes with Martial, but the French striker’s rebound went wide.
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Ten Hag’s tactics of using players
In the vision of Ten Hag using Amrabati whenever possible, the Moroccan was deployed alongside Casemiro as a midfield fulcrum, oozing lightness and ability. United’s third goal contained it all, with the former Real Madrid man starring.
Casemiro’s beautiful header
Casemiro curled a classic strike from the right to the back post for the marauding Martial to whistle the ball past Johnstone with his left boot. Link and open the cup defense for the Ten Hag team, who won the right to talk about their famous home.
