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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Jamie Jackson

Kobbie Mainoo is ‘the future of Manchester United’, insists Amorim

Kobbie Mainoo applauds the Manchester United fans
Kobbie Mainoo has made 11 Premier League appearances this season, but all have come from the bench. Photograph: Robbie Jay Barratt/AMA/Getty Images

Ruben Amorim has claimed that ­Kobbie Mainoo is “the future of ­Manchester United” and that the 20-year-old’s versatility increases his chances of breaking into the team soon.

Mainoo has a calf problem that rules him out of Newcastle’s visit to Old Trafford on Boxing Day but Amorim offered his firmest backing yet for a player he has not started in any of United’s 17 Premier League matches.

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