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Roy Keane has hailed the impact Casemiro has made at Manchester United, describing the Brazilian midfielder as 'a huge player who affects games'.
Casemiro joined from Real Madrid in a £70million deal last summer and has wasted little time impressing in English football as Erik ten Hag rebuilds United into a force.
United looked weaker in his absence when they lost 3-2 to table-toppers Arsenal on Sunday after Casemiro picked up a one-game suspension.
Casemiro has made an outstanding impact since arriving at Manchester United in August
The Brazilian midfielder helped United to a 3-0 win at Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night
But he returned to help Ten Hag's side make a giant leap towards a Wembley final with a 3-0 win at Nottingham Forest in the Carabao Cup semi-final, first leg on Wednesday night.
And former United captain Keane, speaking ahead of that game, praised Casemiro's qualities.
'He's a huge player for them. We obviously saw at the weekend when he wasn't playing [how he was missed],' Keane told Sky Sports.
'He's a big personality, has won the big trophies before. He affects games, is obviously very good defensively and pretty good on the ball, let me tell you.
'Big strong boy, big personality - he makes the
