Michael Carrick says Kobbie Mainoo has done a terrific job in the three games under him, while highlighting the importance of having Academy graduates at the heart of the club’s senior sides.
Mainoo was working towards a first start of the Premier League season when Carrick arrived last month and has since been in the XI for our head coach’s three matches in charge, the wins over Manchester City, Arsenal and Fulham.
The Academy graduate, who made his first-team debut just over three years ago, has formed a solid partnership with Casemiro at the base of United’s midfield across those triumphs, and could continue to develop that connection if selected for Saturday’s Premier League visit of Tottenham Hotspur.