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Ten Hag hails Man Utd matchwinner Casemiro: He sets the standard

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag was pleased for his team last night.

The Dutch head coach saw his side win after they scored a last-gasp winner to defeat Nottingham Forest.

United progressed to the quarter finals of the FA Cup, where they will meet Liverpool.

Post-game, Ten Hag stated: “It's the best time to score at the end. On Saturday, we felt defeat in stoppage time. Today, we scored just before the end of the time, so we scored at the right moment."

He then added on Casemiro setting standards: “Absolutely, [Casemiro is an example] by leadership and he's a fantastic football player. I think he's scored so many goals for us.

“He scored more goals than he's ever done in his whole career, for United, so that is great to have a player like Casemiro in the squad and in the team. Because you see how important he is for us when he is not there, like in October, November, December and January.

“We really missed him because he sets the structure in the team, his leadership, it makes us play better. Also, the quality he has on the ball, of course."

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