Casemiro lucky to escape serious injury against Rosenborg after being on the receiving end of an awful challenge just 18 minutes into Man United's first 'friendly' of the summer

Casemiro was on the receiving end of a terrible tackle by Rosenborg defender Tomas Nemcik just 18 minutes into Manchester United's first pre-season friendly of the summer on Monday.

United are willing to sell Casemiro this summer in order to get his hefty salary off the wage bill but the 32-year-old midfielder was given the captain's armband against Rosenborg.

He was then given a firm kick just below his right knee by 23-year-old Slovakian Nemcik, who seemed to lose control after giving away possession to Casemiro.

Had this been a competitive match then Nemcik would likely have been sent off.

As it was, he escaped with a yellow card. More importantly, Casemiro escaped without injury and was able to complete the first half.

Casemiro one of United's most senior starters on Monday.

Fellow first-team regulars Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Jonny Evans, Mason Mount, Marcus Rashford and Hannibal Mejbri also started the game.

The rest of the starting XI was Radek Vitek, Sam Murray, Will Fish, Ethan Williams and Ethan Wheatley.