Casemiro scored the winner at Bournemouth (Picture: Getty)

Erik ten Hag says Manchester United are ?nearly there? in their bid to secure a top four finish, hailing the performance of Casemiro in their victory over Bournemouth.

United secured a 1-0 victory over the Cherries on Saturday afternoon to take a decisive step towards securing their place in next season?s Champions League.

A late equaliser for Liverpool against Aston Villa means the top four race is still alive but United now just need one point from their last two games against Chelsea and Fulham to achieve their goal.

United found the breakthrough after nine minutes with Casemiro finding the back of the net with a superb acrobatic effort.

The Brazilian latched onto Christian Eriksen?s lofted ball, adjusting in the air after a knock on from a Bournemouth defender to volley home with an overhead kick.
‘I think he keeps surprising us, Casemiro, he’s such a brilliant football player… He’s just a great football player,? ten Hag said in his post-match press conference of the Brazil international post-match.

‘We know him for very good organisation positioning, anticipating, intercepting a lot of balls, winning duels, fighting and keeping the team together. But also in possession, his distribution and also his finishing, just a great football player.’

The Brazilian produced a superb finish to find the back of the net (Picture: Getty)

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