Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has raved about his teammate Casemiro following the win against Brentford at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n
Michael Carrick\u2019s side beat Brentford 2-1 at home in the Premier League on Monday evening.<\/p>\n
Casemiro<\/a> scored the opening goal of the match after just 11 minutes, with Maguire providing the assist.<\/p>\n Following a corner, Maguire<\/a> headed the ball towards the Brentford goal, and Brazilian midfielder Casemiro nodded it home from an acute angle.<\/p>\n It was the 34-year-old former Real Madrid star\u2019s ninth Premier League goal of the season for Man Utd<\/a>.<\/p>\n Casemiro has also given two assists in 32 league appearances this season, and Maguire has highlighted the importance of the Brazil international defensive midfielder, who cost Man Utd \u00a370million in transfer fees when he moved to Old Trafford back in the summer of 2022.<\/p>\n READ: Neville damns Carrick to Man Utd exit with four-word question as two tactics slammed<\/a><\/p>\n Maguire said about Casemiro on Sky Sports<\/a>: \u201cI thought I was good at attacking in the box until I met Casemiro.<\/p>\n \u201cHis timing, his leap, his aggression, his technique; it\u2019s the best I\u2019ve seen and worked with, and he is really clinical.<\/p>\n \u201cHe has been a massive boost for us this season because, without his goals, we wouldn\u2019t be nowhere near where we are in the table.\u201d<\/p>\n Harry Maguire says Casemiro \u2018massive threat\u2019 for Man Utd<\/p>\n Maguire further elaborated how having both himself and Casemiro in the opposition box during set pieces gives Man Utd the edge.<\/p>\n The English central defender said: \u201cI\u2019ve played in a lot of teams where I get one, two players marking me, and all the focus is on myself.<\/p>\n