Manchester United boss Michael Carrick has acknowledged the scale of work awaiting the club this summer following confirmation that Casemiro is set to leave Old Trafford.

The experienced Brazilian midfielder made what is expected to be his final appearance for United during the recent victory over Nottingham Forest.

“For sure, I’ve seen development, a lot of development in different ways. Some of it you see on the pitch, some of it’s obvious it’s there performance-wise or there’s a technical part of it, and players are improving in that regard.

But I think I’ve said it before, again, sometimes it’s the feeling comfortable in the best way of being here and knowing what it feels like to play here, having an element of success, having an element of a few challenges and you come through it and you understand what it takes to get through it. I think that as much as anything and then you can grow and your character and your personality comes out even more.

I’ve seen that from some of the younger players and, actually, not just the younger players, you can see everyone that little bit more and growing when you’re getting good results and good performances. So, I think leadership is different from everyone. I think there’s some leader examples, some show it a little bit more vocally, but you can definitely see each and every player grow when you’re moving in the right direction, for sure, yeah.”

United are expected to target midfield reinforcements, particularly after Casemiro’s departure.