Casemiro to fight for more silverware with Man Utd: "Every game is a different story"

Manchester United and Manchester City will meet in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday and both teams will be fighting to take home the trophy.

Casemiro, who joined the Red Devils in the summer transfer window, gave an interview to 'The Guardian' to talk about his feelings ahead of the showdown. The Brazilian urged his teammates to be "realistic".

"Every game is a different story, a different film as we like to say. You have to be realistic, and I like to be very much a realist. They were better than us in that game. They deserved to beat us but when you talk about a 6-3 in the context of a league, it's still three points that you get," he began.

"Of course, your morale drops and it's boosted when you score six in victory but we beat them at home and as I've said, each game is completely different but losing in that way is tough for you. But we have already won a trophy and we've clinched third place in the Premier League and now we're in this final."

The Brazilian midfielder also spoke about Erik ten Hag and his role as coach: "So, whenever you talk about long-term projects, which this is, it's normal for it to take time for a manager's mentality, his philosophy to be taken on board, but I believe we're more comfortable now.

"The manager has had a great season, the club has had a great season, but of course we're excited and it's lovely to be playing in a FA Cup final but the difference from then [pre-season] to now is the time the manager has been here," he concluded.

 

June 2, 2023