Man Utd superstar Casemiro grew up in a poor neighborhood after his father left the family when he was 5 years old until he became a famous player and had a fulfilling life

2New Man Utd star Casemiro had to become a father figure when he was just five years old

2The midfielder knows all about responsibility and is set to become a top leader at United

His father abandoned him, his two siblings and their mother Maria – who was forced to juggle numerous jobs to make ends meet.

Casemiro, as the eldest child, bravely stepped up to be the man of the house and it shaped him into the great leader he is today.

In 2018 the midfielder said: “If I see him on the street today, I won’t recognise him,

“He had a serious fight with my mother when I was five and left the family for my mother to manage.