Can Kobbie Mainoo solve England's midfield problems at Euro 2024?

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Nothing sums up a difficult England camp quite like a teenager who was initially overlooked ending up making a near irrefutable case to go to Euro 2024. Kobbie Mainoo was originally fast-tracked into the Under-21s setup before manager Gareth Southgate drafted the Manchester United midfielder into the seniors amid concerns over a lack of cover in the middle of the pitch.

Jude Bellingham may have scored the stoppage-time goal which salvaged a 2-2 draw against Belgium on Tuesday, but it was Mainoo who stole the show with the sort of performance that dramatically accelerated his improbable late run towards Southgate's final 23-man squad for the summer. Former England…