What Casemiro did after spotting former Man United manager Jose Mourinho speaks volumes

Manchester United midfielder Casemiro embraced Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho with a smile after spotting him in the tunnel prior to the second half in the Europa League.

Mourinho has been looking to mastermind a victory over his old club after a difficult start to the season in Turkey. At the break, United led after Christian Eriksen's strike in the 15th minute.

Fenerbahce tried hard to equalise and thought they had but for Youssef En-Nesyri to be denied twice by wonder saves from Andre Onana. As the teams emerged for the second half, Mourinho was spotted saying something to Onana which made him laugh before Casemiro spotted him.

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The United substitute worked with Mourinho briefly while at Real Madrid and although he played just one match under the Portuguese head coach's leadership, it is clear Casemiro has a close bond with the manager. Before kick-off, the Brazilian midfielder sort out Mourinho to give him a warm hug.

Then in the tunnel before the start of the second half, he embraced Mourinho again and had a brief conversation with him before returning to his place on the bench. It has certainly been an interesting start to the second half for Mourinho.

First, En-Nesyri finally beat Onana with a header to equalise for Fenerbahce. But things turned sour for the legendary manager when he was sent off for complaining about the decision not to award his side a penalty.

Mourinho spent the remainder of the match perched just behind the dugouts for his misdemeanour.