Guardiola picks out Man Utd star for proving doubters fallacious forward of FA Cup ultimate
Questions had been raised in regards to the Manchester United participant’s determination to depart Real Madrid for Old Trafford in an preliminary £60million deal final summer season but Guardiola feels he has confirmed these doubters fallacious.
Erik ten Hag has made Casemiro a stalwart in the course of his workforce to depart the City boss in little question of his talents.
“I don’t know him but I had info when he was in Madrid; how professional he was, the quality he has,” Guardiola told reporters on Friday.
“I was convinced he wasn’t coming here just for his holidays or the last years of his career.
“When you’ve won four or five Champions Leagues with Real Madrid it’s because you are special player. Otherwise you cannot be there for a long time.”
Guardiola additionally picked out United supervisor Ten Hag for reward forward of Saturday’s showdown at Wembley, noting that he can relate to how troublesome it may be to adapt to English soccer from the dugout.
”I determine a supervisor by how they’re enhancing, simply to see when he arrives and now,” he mentioned.
“To see the team getting better and better, that is not easy in the first season. I identify a really good manager, a part of that is a guy who represents our profession in the best way possible on the pitch and off the pitch.
“I cannot say we are friends, we are not in touch much. We had a short experience in [Bayern] Munich but I think honestly United have an exceptional manager for many years.”