Casemiro scores again in Brentford victory
4/28/202650 min
Man United ran through this season's full repertoire in beating Brentford at Old Trafford on Monday night. Casemiro header, tick, Bruno assist, tick, Sesko finish, tick, wobbly spell at the back and nervy last five minutes... tick, tick.
Casemiro put in a statistically remarkable performance but also did lots of Casemiro things and we're forced, once again, to ask, "is there a chance he'll stay on?" Meanwhile, Bruno keeps coming up with new and interesting ways to impress and entertain us, even though there were sticky patches and we've got fresh fitness concerns.
But they did win, for the first time on a Monday since August 2023; thanks to a half-time adjustment from the coaching staff? Carrick's managerial record in this spell now reads won 9, drawn 2, lost 2; he has the most points of any Premier League manager in that time, and his team need just two more to guarantee Champions League football. Bring on Liverpool.
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First 90 secondsCarl Anka· Panelist0:00
[gentle music] The Athletic FC.
Ian Irving· Host0:03
Happy? Yeah. Let's go.
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:08
[upbeat music] Bruno Fernandes, Maguire pulled away. [crowd cheering] And headed home! [crowd cheering] It's Casemiro again. It's what he does. His best goal scoring season for Manchester United. [crowd cheering] Recovery there. [crowd cheering] And now, and now Manchester United come forward. Bruno Fernandes, of course, he's at the heart of it. Sesko wants it. Sesko gets it. Sesko buries it. [crowd cheering] It's another assist for Bruno Fernandes.
Ian Irving· Host0:44
[upbeat music] This is Talkin' Devils, The Athletic show dedicated to Manchester United. We're back in the studio in Manchester the morning after the night before. United took yet another step towards Champions League football, just two points away now. The greatest hits is how Carl Anka has termed it in his piece on The Athletic. That's pretty much what it was for United last night. A 2-1 win. Bruno Fernandes with the assist. Sesko on the score sheet. Casemiro still being Casemiro. One more year. There's a question that we need to answer on this show. Uh, and lots more in between as well, which we'll get into. Uh, with Critch and Carl here in Manchester, and Andy joining us from