Old Trafford will say goodbye to midfielder Casemiro when Manchester United face Nottingham Forest this afternoon.
The Brazil international has spent four seasons at United after joining from Real Madrid in August 2022 and established himself as a fans’ favourite.
He will depart having played a huge role in the club’s remarkable transformation this season under interim boss Michael Carrick.
“I can say since I’ve been here and met him and worked with him, he’s been fantastic for us, for me personally, what he’s given us,” Carrick said of Casemiro.
“The clarity helps, knowing the situation, for him and for us, for him to get his head in a place where he can give absolutely everything now it’s going to come to an end.
“It is a credit to him for the way he’s gone about that. Just because it is coming to the end and the clarity with it, it is easy to go the other way as well. He’s fully invested, fully supported us as staff in the performances he’s given. He’s had some ups and downs over the year, [but] to finish so strongly and see that connection with the supporters is really good to see.”
Where to watch Manchester United v Nottingham Forest: TV and online streams
Manchester United v Nottingham Forest kicks off at 12:30pm on Sunday. It will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League and will be available to stream via Sky Go.
Stats for Manchester United v Nottingham Forest
- United are winless in their last four Premier League games against Forest (D1 L3), having won eight in a row against them before this.
- Forest won this exact fixture 3-2 last season – only once have they won consecutive away league games against United, doing so under Brian Clough in September 1990/April 1992.
- United have only lost their final home league match in one of the last 18 seasons (W13 D4), going down 2-0 against Cardiff City in 2018-19.
- Forest have won their final away league match in each of the last two seasons, last doing so in more consecutive campaigns between 1980-81 and 1983-84 (4).
- United’s 0-0 draw with Sunderland last time out ended their 23-game scoring streak in the Premier League. They last failed to score in consecutive games in May 2025, while they’ve not recorded consecutive clean sheets since September 2024.
- Forest are unbeaten in their last eight Premier League games (W4 D4), last having a longer run within the same top-flight season in their first 12 matches of 1995-96.
- Only Manchester City (29, before their game vs Crystal Palace) and Arsenal (25) have opened the scoring in more different Premier League games than United this season (22). The Red Devils (W15 D7) and Forest (W8 D2) are two of three sides (along with Sunderland) still unbeaten when scoring first this term.
- Gibbs-White has been involved in five goals in his last five Premier League games against United (3 goals, 2 assists), both scoring and assisting in this exact fixture last season.
