[Teja]

I will fight anyone that criticizes him from now, what a fecking kid! Saw him in the Arsenal friendly and have been banging on about him ever since.

Just build the midfield around him for the next decade.

 

[TMDaines]

Came to post it. Damn.

 

[Valencia Shin Crosses]

I would say there's not much between those 3 but you're right those 3 are by far the best academies in England.

I think there's enough that it's fair to put both ahead of us. But it's not a huge gulf in quality by no means.

 

[Pronewbie]

Reckon Chelsea fans would gladly give us Enzo and Caicedo for Mainoo.

 

[FortunaUtd]

What a fecking goal.

 

[laughtersassassin]

Nah the composure and play for that goal was top drawer

 

[sglowrider]

I will fight anyone that criticizes him from now, what a fecking kid! Saw him in the Arsenal friendly and have been banging on about him ever since.

Just build the midfield around him for the next decade.

You must be new to the rodeo. This is the Caf.

If he has a bad game, the first reaction is that he aint good enough. Then, if he has another, then we need to sell him.

If he has a third bad game within a season, why do we always do this? And play players who are good enough to wear the shirt?

 

[Dion]

His biggest weakness right now is he's being targeted in the air on set pieces. The very simple solution to this is to stop having him defend the central areas of the box against the opposition centerbacks and have him somewhere else. The fact that's his only obvious weakness at his age is pretty remarkable.

 

[Ace Krampus]

His biggest weakness right now is he's being targeted in the air on set pieces. The very simple solution to this is to stop having him defend the central areas of the box against the opposition centerbacks and have him somewhere else. The fact that's his only obvious weakness at his age is pretty remarkable.

Yeah that's an easy scheme fix that we keep uh... not doing for some reason

 

[r0663664]

With Mainoo, Garnacho, and Hojlund there is a future in United. We need to promote 2-3 more from within to make up the spine of this team in the next few years. Buying players has been a disaster since Alex left, look at how many flops we bought for big money: Sanchez, Sancho, Antony, Martial, VDB, and many others.

 

[The Irish Connection]

Still think he can get on the ball a bit more but hopefully that will come.

 

[r0663664]

I think he can play just a little more forward, his composure and eye for a pass will help us to unlock a defense as well as chipping in a couple of goals here and there. Casemiro should be the anchor of this team and Mainoo to push up, he has scored 2 goals in the last few games. He is our 50 million-rated youth prospect and he will only get better. By the time he is 25/26, he will be a monster in midfield. He doesn't look out of place in a City. Barcelona and Real team. I would not be surprised if Real wants him in a few years.

 

[L1nk]

We should expect that in some matches he will still be off it because he's young and we should expect inconsistency in that regard, so I hope people don't jump on his back when it happens. But my god this kid has something about him doesn't he? The composure and quiet confidence he has on the pitch at his young age is something you normally only see in seasoned professionals, you'd think he'd been in that United midfield for like 10 years. If he carries on putting in great performances for the rest of the season then he has to be a mainstay in the team, meaning we should replace Casemiro (I think he's slow and on the wind down now) and hopefully McTominay (not good enough as an actual midfielder) with better midfielders but keep Mainoo in and around the new look midfield, if all goes well we should start to think about building the team around the likes of him, Garnacho and Hojlund. It's an exciting time to see some of these younger players stepping up to the mark

 

[jem]

There’s been a few utter bellends in this thread who value their own opinions over that of an 18 year old red. Mainoo is utterly fantastic. A true United academy player. Well done young man.

They value their opinions over Mainoo’s opinion? What’s Kobbie saying?

 

[bobglory]

Gonna have to name my first born Kobbie after that.

Was surrounded by ABUs in the pub and several of them celebrated Wolves' equaliser like it was their own team. So naturally I went berserk when Mainoo scored. Got so many dirty looks.

Thank you Kobbie for changing my night from a 3/10 to an 8/10.

9 all day

 

[NewGlory]

I haven't purchased United shirt in last couple years, partly because Glazers, but mostly because I haven't been excited by any of our players in a long time

I just ordered Mainoo shirt. This kid! This kid is so special! I really hope we see a lot of him and we build a club he deserves to be part of so we dont lose him to fecking Real Madrid or something

 

[OverratedOpinion]

Getting old and seeing young players come through like this is interesting. You probably don't feel the same type of adoration and hero worship but you feel a sense of pride.

I'm extremely proud of Kobbie, what a player he seems to be.

 

[SAF is the GOAT]

 

[Dargonk]

Lovely goal and finish that. Really enjoying watching him come into the team and establish himself

 

[Gabriel Djemba-Bebe]

9 all day

Last minute winners can be anywhere from a 7 to a 10 out of 10 but, given the context of where United are at the moment, I couldn't give it anymore than an 8.

Reminds me of when I was in a pub in Leeds and we got a VAR penalty after the full time whistle (just after Brighton scored a last minute equaliser and the whole pub celebrated). Yes, it was mint celebrating that Bruno winner in front of a bunch of ABUs, however it was nowhere near the level of euphoria felt from Rashford's last minute penalty vs PSG.

 

[city-puma]

His biggest weakness right now is he's being targeted in the air on set pieces. The very simple solution to this is to stop having him defend the central areas of the box against the opposition centerbacks and have him somewhere else. The fact that's his only obvious weakness at his age is pretty remarkable.

I think his biggest weakness at the moment is that his impact to our play is not significant. It’s not criticism at all but how much impact he can and will have. He is so young but he has already started to produce the end product. The sky is his ceiling. Maybe by the next season, he can start dictating our play. Too soon? Let’s dream!

 

[RedRonaldo]

Said this earlier, he could be as good as Bellingham and I wouldn’t considering selling him even if there is any club offering us 100m. He is the real deal.

 

[tenpoless]

Him, Hojlund and Garnacho are the future.

 

[tentan]

Hope he keeps it up.

 

[the_cliff]

He's got a good shot on him. Places it really well. His goal in the FA cup was also a really good finish.

He should try shooting more imo. He had a couple chances where he received the ball with a shooting opportunity outside the box but chose the safe option.

 

[Woziak]

I’ve seen him do the little megs before but the speed of him coming inside was like a wide attacker. Proper stocky little CM with gas and technique, he could be a Seedorf regen.

In the interview he seems to have shot up, Bruno is 5’10 and Kobie looks a couple of inches taller at least.

 

[Gabriel Djemba-Bebe]

In the interview he seems to have shot up, Bruno is 5’10 and Kobie looks a couple of inches taller at least.

We noticed that in the post match interview as well! Mainoo is stood next to Bruno, clearly taller than him, and my mate next to me had to Google both of their heights. We came to the conclusion that Mainoo has either had a growth spurt recently or he was standing on a box.

 

[jymufc20]

We noticed that in the post match interview as well! Mainoo is stood next to Bruno, clearly taller than him, and my mate next to me had to Google both of their heights. We came to the conclusion that Mainoo has either had a growth spurt recently or he was standing on a box.

so basically your conclusion ended up going no where

 

[amolbhatia50k]

Even in his first PL appearance as a sub last season he looked special in the fleeting moments he had. Then his quality in preseason was simply too good to ignore and put down to preseason.

He’s an incredible talent. If his mentality is right there’s nothing stopping him being among the best CMs in the game.

 

[Gabriel Djemba-Bebe]

so basically your conclusion ended up going no where

Man is visibly taller than other man
We Google their heights
According to Google, taller man is smaller than smaller Man
Therefore something isn't how it originally seemed, and we joked about why this may be the case.

Appreciate your contribution though pal. Way to shit on fellow fans.

 

[Nevilles.Wear.Prada]

Should win some trophy before the likes of Real, barca and BM poach him.

 

[Red the Bear]

So smooth on the ball, so composed.

We should build a midfield with him in mind, so many great attributes.

 

[Yagami]

Stockport doing their bit for United.

 

[criticalanalysis]

His biggest weakness right now is he's being targeted in the air on set pieces. The very simple solution to this is to stop having him defend the central areas of the box against the opposition centerbacks and have him somewhere else. The fact that's his only obvious weakness at his age is pretty remarkable.

Someone previously mentioned how Mainoo was quite good in the air and someone contested this with his aerials stats.

I'm of the opinion, like Martinez, he's actually quite decent in open play and even if he doesn't 'win' the aerial duel, he affects it enough with his positioning. However, in set pieces, he's definitely very inexperienced and doesn't know the angles and is caught ball watching a bit.

Honestly though, that's down to coaching because whilst we've improved, it's still feels we are very inconsistent here.

 

[jymufc20]

Man is visibly taller than other man
We Google their heights
According to Google, taller man is smaller than smaller Man
Therefore something isn't how it originally seemed, and we joked about why this may be the case.

Appreciate your contribution though pal. Way to shit on fellow fans.

I apologise I'm drunk and have no idea what I have responded to I will have a look when I've sobered up

 

[Faetheshire86]

Anyone who watched him at youth level knew he had that in his locker. What I did not expect was to see it at senior level after 8-10 games. He is completely unfazed about the step up to the senior team. Came across incredibly well in his interview also.

So excited to see what he can become

 

[Varun]

Damn

 

[Jake]

Stockport doing their bit for United.

We aren’t all so bad from Stockport!

 

[mav_9me]

Next step of his evolution is definitely to just command the ball more. He’s 18 and I think he defers to the two veterans in midfield beside him, but he’s just as good (better, really) at shielding and recycling the ball — I want to see him be more controlling of the ball and take the lead more over Fernandes and Casemiro.

It’ll come with time, I think. Still so green.

He is clearly our best CM for me. And I said that in pre season.

 

[RedRonaldo]

I have never seen a teenage midfielder being so good since Fabregas. I have no doubts he is going to be top top player.