Casemiro, Mount and Eriksen out for at least the next few weeks so he's probably got a chance now.
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Once he starts a game and begins looking up for a pass rather than looking afraid to get on the ball like the remainder of our midfield this lad will nail down a place.
Hard to judge a player on those touch videos, but not that much to get excited about and I am sure Mexico u19s with respect should be worse them all PL teams.
Not sure how this guy is saving our season.
36 pages and he’s barely kicked a ball for the first team. Talk about high expectations
Real chance for him to break in. McTominay, Mainoo and Amrabat are our only fit midfielders right now who can play as a pair behind Bruno. And Amrabat and McTominay will definitely not work as a pair. So he'll get his chance. Hope he can take it.
Looked a bit sluggish at the beginning of those highlights with a couple of heavy touches. I'm guessing he's still approaching match sharpness after that extended spell on the sidelines.
Decent vision though with some nice forward passes.
Good, if true, on the one hand, but he should have really given him 1st team sub time against Luton at the least...
So he starts, great stuff.
No pressure lad.
What a moment, kid!
Looking forward to seeing him, up against Garner as well.
I don't like this. How long has he been out? He's getting thrown into a horrible fixture. Crowd will be vicious. Everton players will be massively up for it and playing with a chip on their shoulder. He could get ripped to ribbons.
Very strange decision to start him.
Very strange decision to start him.
Aw sweet! So it seems the manager really was intent on giving him proper minutes this season and his importance in preseason wasn’t due to numbers. His promise is there for all to see. The best since greenwood and I think probably of a similar level if he can stay fit and take his chances. He’s a prodigy. Fingers crossed for him
Great time for both of them. Garner has done so well this season
He's got a around 3 under 21 games under his belt and 1 or 2 england matches as well since his return from injury. From his performances its clear he's back to full fitness and that level is way too easy for him. Now is the right time to give him an opportunity against one of the weaker teams in the league.
No better time than now. Its clear the manager backs him and so should we.
He has been fit for a while and has U21 game time. We already have people complaining he’s not getting chances and now when he does, it’s apparently too risky
Why would we need a player, if it is too risky to start him even against such a lacklustre side as Everton? Such a player would most likely be not good enough at all.
Yep. There’ll always be people moaning, that’s a given. Can’t keep everyone happy I guess.He has been fit for a while and has U21 game time. We already have people complaining he’s not getting chances and now when he does, it’s apparently too risky
In at the deep end, sink or swim.
Please take your chance lad, hopiefully his Saka moment & the first step in revolutionising the midfield.
Hope the kid does well.
This thread will be an absolute mare if he only has a mediocre match.
This thread will be an absolute mare if he only has a mediocre match.
No one should be expecting much from him yet.
I think he'll handle it well. I'd much prefer him in midfield over Amrabat for example.
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I consider this a free go. If hes crap hes recently back from injury and our other midfielders are playing poorly too so at least we went for it and gave our best young player a chance. The only negative would be if he played poorly today and then he wasnt given more chances in the near future. If you're playing him now he needs to be given several games
I think you're mistaking hope for expecation. People think he can be a real difference maker for us in the first team already, but they arent going to 180 after a single match at such a young age
It’s ridiculous to throw him into a game like this, especially considering they are just deducted 10 pts.
But boy, it’s time to make it! Hope him do well.
But boy, it’s time to make it! Hope him do well.
This thread is replete with insane expectations that transcend mere hope.
It might not be a full 180, but the kid will be criticized far more heavily than should be should he put in a poor shift.
That was incredible. What a debut start. Wow.
This kid
He looks like our best player 
Our most composed and calm player on the ball since Paul Scholes
Best midfield performance of the season for us in my opinion.
MOTM from Kobbie. He’s special.
What a player, just class
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