Gareth Southgate gives verdict on Manchester United star Kobbie Mainoo and suggests position change | G25G97B | 2024-02-11 16:08:01
Gareth Southgate has been impressed by Kobbie Mainoo, saying the Manchester United teenager is 'doing brilliantly' however predicts that he might change position as his career develops.
The 18-year-old has burst into the Pink Devils first workforce and made nine Premier League starts since late December, seemingly nailing down a place in Erik ten Hag's starting XI.
As a product of the youth system he has shortly develop into a agency favourite with the Previous Trafford trustworthy, helped by his first prime flight aim coming in the form of a dramatic last minute winner towards Wolves.
There appears to be a spot up for grabs in England's midfield this summer time alongside Declan Rice, often held by Kalvin Phillips, but his type and health not totally confirmed as he spends the second half of the marketing campaign on loan from Manchester Metropolis at West Ham.
Some are already suggesting that Mainoo might make a bid to fill that position alongside Rice and behind Jude Bellingham for the Three Lions at the European Championships.
Southgate didn't go so far as predicting that, but he did recommend that Mainoo's future could also be as a extra offensive midfield player than the present, largely defensive position he has been filling for his club.
'He's doing brilliantly,' stated the England supervisor. 'I'm not certain he's necessarily going to be a defensive midfielder, as such.
'He's fairly a progressive player but he's had a wonderful begin to his profession and it is going to be good to watch him as we go forward.'
Mainoo, born in Stockport, has already represented England from Underneath-17 to Beneath-19 degree, however might nonetheless choose to characterize Ghana at full worldwide degree.
Randy Abbey, a member of the chief council of the Ghana FA, advised The Occasions: 'The Ghana Soccer Affiliation is all for monitoring, attracting, and persuading all eligible skills for its numerous national teams.
'Kobbie is certainly one in every of these unimaginable skills and the affiliation would love to work with him and lots of like him at residence and abroad.'
Southgate will doubtless need to avoid that taking place, with reports earlier this season suggesting that the FA are confident that the Manchester United man sees his international future with England.
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes stated of Mainoo: 'He's an enormous talent. I've seen it up to now. I saw him play for the Beneath-18's two or three years ago and I stated to a pal who was in Manchester and needed to see some youth games, I stated on the time the identify of Kobbie [was one to watch]. We didn't know he was going to be this talent and this participant.'
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