Man United's new signing Casemiro planned to get deliberate yellow card and was caught on camera

Casemiro once tried to get a deliberate yellow card, only for Carlo Ancelotti to stop him from doing so.

The Brazil midfielder, on the verge of joining Manchester United in a huge summer switch, is one of the best defensive midfielders in the world.

But he's also earned a reputation as a master of the dark arts and a true "s***house". And when he's somehow avoiding yellow cards, Casemiro is thinking about how he can get one for the greater good.

In November, when Real Madrid beat Sheriff 3-0, Casemiro was seen in conversation with Ancelotti after Los Blancos scored their third goal.

In footage that circulated online, he wandered over to the touchline with a smirk on his face and his hand cupped. It seems as though the former Porto man was wondering if his manager wanted him to get booked on purpose.

Ancelotti shook his head and mouthed, "No". Casemiro was one yellow card away from suspension and had he been cautioned, would have been banned for the final Champions League group stage game.

That would have put him on a clean slate for the knockout stages as yellow cards refresh.

Casemiro did not get booked and was substituted for Antonio Blanco in the 84th minute in the penultimate Group D clash.

Ancelotti denied that the alleged conversation with Casemiro took place and claimed the player had just asked to be substituted.

He got through the final group game against Inter Milan without a yellow but was then shown a yellow card in the round of 16 first leg against Paris Saint-Germain.

PSG won 1-0 but in the second leg, without Casemiro, Real won 3-1 courtesy of a sublime second-half Karim Benzema hat-trick at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Real went all the way to become European champions for a 14th time, beating Liverpool in the final in Paris.

After signing off with a double trophy win, Casemiro will join United for an initial €60 million fee on a four-year-deal with the option of a fifth.