In the 2023/24 season, he distinguished himself several times as Man Utd’s best player. Two years later, 20-year-old Kobbie Mainoo now stands with 268 minutes in nine games at the beginning at the end of November. Former United player Nicky Butt is completely unsympathetic to the treatment.
In an interview with Sky Sports this week, Nicky Butt stated: “I’m worried about him, because he’s a superstar. He joined the England national team when he was 18–19 years old. He was one of the best players in the Euros for us.”
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“He has come through the academy from the age of seven; He was there when I was there as academy manager. I know him as a person, know him as a young boy. I know him as a young man, I know what talent he has. The worrying thing for me is that if Kobbie Mainoo played for Crystal Palace, for example, Man United would go and buy him for £60-70m, guaranteed.”
Who can’t understand why Amorim and United don’t give their biggest talent space on the pitch.
“So it’s alarming that he doesn’t play much and it’s sad because I know how much he loves football and the football club,” concludes a worried Butt.
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