Casemiro and Kobbie Mainoo have been key players for Manchester United this season under interim head coach Michael Carrick
Casemiro has admitted it is difficult to offer advice to teammate Kobbie Mainoo amid the growing influence of social media. The Manchester United midfield duo have been key to the club’s revival under interim head coach Michael Carrick.
United have qualified for the Champions League and are on track to finish third under their temporary boss. The Reds have lost just twice since Carrick succeeded Ruben Amorim in January, with both Casemiro and Mainoo regular starters under the former Middlesbrough manager.
And it appears that Real Madrid legend Casemiro has been using his experience to guide Mainoo, 21, in a bid to drive standards. The 34-year-old will leave Old Trafford this summer after four seasons at M16.
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The Brazilian has now spoken to former Reds centre-back Rio Ferdinand on his podcast about how he is advising the England international.
When Ferdinand put to him that you can’t be as strong with young players [these days], he said: “I try, I try, but the phone, the social media is very difficult because everyone sees on the phone, nah, you play good.
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“You think, ‘ah, you play good. Yeah, it’s top, it’s top.’
“And I try every day about this with Kobbie. He’s an unbelievable player. But he needs to train, train, train. He needs fear – I play, I don’t play.
“I need to push the training because this guy is the present and the future of the club.”
Casemiro was then asked about Mainoo’s previous struggle for game time under ex-Reds boss Amorim. The young star did not start a single Premier League match this season before Amorim’s exit.
He added: “Yes. I talk to him about this, and because I love Kobbie. In this moment, he doesn’t play too much. Maybe it’s the first time he doesn’t play, but it’s not the last.
“You don’t need to drop your head. You need change. How? I don’t know. Work. Work. Work.
“Talk with the manager about what you need. I go with Amorim. I do what I need to, to play. I can’t play in this team because I need this, this, this. Okay. I try, but it’s not the last time.
“He’s very easy. He’s slow. He’s a calm guy. Very calm. But for me this guy is the present in the football club. This guy is an unbelievable player.”
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