Casemiro has confessed he watches his own performances back up to four times as he continues his Manchester United adaptation.
The Brazilian, a summer signing from Real Madrid, made his first Premier League start in the win at Everton on Sunday. His display, which begun with a mistake that led to a goal, gradually improved and he was eventually named Man of the Match at Goodison Park, having laid on the assist for Cristiano Ronaldo's winner.
Casemiro arrives with a huge reputation having won the Champions League five times whilst with Los Blancos. His move to Old Trafford heralds a new challenge and he will have to get used to a new coach, Erik ten Hag, who is still trying to implement his ideas.
The 30-year-old is clearly a student of the game and desperate to improve, dissecting his own performances after games. He told United's official website : "I think I watch through my games three or four times over. Yes, it's the way you learn and develop by correcting errors. I think it's key to continue evolving in football.
"I watch a lot of football. I love it. My wife gets a bit annoyed, as there is only football on at home! Football is my passion, it's my soul and I believe that's been the key to my success. I love football. I love watching football."
Casemiro's post-match tendencies will certainly lend themselves to the pursuit of a successful spell in Manchester. He was signed for £60million and handed big wages, which did cop some criticism given his contract will run for at least four years. United, though, had sought a new central midfielder for much of the summer.
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The Brazilian has not been added for his goalscoring prowess and accepts that he has been signed to do a job defensively. United have struggled to contain certain teams this summer, shipping four at Brentford and six in the derby, with Casemiro leaving his teammates to excel in the final third.
"I think the goals have to come naturally," he added. "Everybody knows my work. My role is defensive - to help my team-mates and bring the ball out from the back with quality. That's my job. If goals come from it, excellent. We have other players whose first thought is to be scoring goals. There's Cris [ Cristiano Ronaldo ], [Jadon] Sancho, [Marcus] Rashford and Bruno [Fernandes]. They're on the pitch to score goals.
"I defend, first of all, and provide balance to the team. I help my team-mates with defensive work, bring the ball out with quality, that is my job. Of course, a goal here or there is nice but doing my job and defending well comes first."
