They came to pay homage to Casemiro on his last appearance at Old Trafford, and the Manchester United fans were not disappointed.
The Brazil star walked out with his children to a fantastic reception, and left the pitch after 81 minutes with the adulation of the crowd in his ears and tears in his eyes.
There was to be no celebration of Michael Carrick’s confirmation as United manager, with the fine details of his new two-year contract not quite being finalised in time for it to be made official before kick-off as the club had hoped.
But we were treated to Bruno Fernandes
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