Casemiro insists he still has the energy and mentality to play in the Premier League, with the Brazil international looking to the future at Manchester United. In what has been a difficult season at Man Utd, Casemiro, who has featured at centre-back in recent weeks under Erik ten Hag, has come in for criticism, with the 32-year-old questioned as to whether he can cope with the physicality and intensity of the Premier League. However, Casemiro - citing the examples of Kevin De Bruyne, Mohamed Salah and Thiago Silva who are all in their thirties - says age is not an issue as he plans for the future at Old Trafford.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player "I feel very well, very well," he told Sky Sports . "I'm really well, I feel healthy, with energy and the same mentality I always had. "I guess people end up talking about the age factor, but it's been proven.
Recently, our friend Thiago Silva, at the age of 39 coming here and showing that, yes, you can play. The previous Ballon d'Or winners were over 34. "At Man City, there's Kevin De Bruyne.
(Mo) Salah at Liverpool. I think age is not an issue, it is not a factor in this, but analysing one's game and knowing about everything that is happening around the game. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player "These are people who analyse football well, who see what's happening, who know what's happening, analysing not the age.
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