The Unexpected Rise of Kobbie Mainoo: Manchester United’s Secret Weapon in a Season of Chaos
“You love Kobbie, he starts for England,” Amorim said in December. “But that doesn’t mean that I need to put Kobbie [in] when I feel that I shouldn’t.” It was a blunt justification for his omission — and one that now looks increasingly misguided.
Former United greats, now ubiquitous in the media, have been far more bullish. Wayne Rooney, writing ahead of Euro 2024, predicted that Mainoo would begin the tournament on the bench as Gareth Southgate trialled Trent Alexander‑Arnold and Conor Gallagher, but would ultimately force his way into the starting XI. That scenario unfolded precisely: Mainoo became the youngest Englishman ever to appear in a major tournament semi‑final and kept his place for the final, where England fell to Spain.
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