"Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo was an unused substitute on the first day of the Premier League season, looking on as Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes played centrally in front of Ruben Amorim's ill-fated back three. United emerged from their 1-0 defeat against Arsenal with some credit. A set piece goal was their undoing but there was a freshness about the performance as Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha made their debuts at Old Trafford. Mainoo remained on the bench."
"2025-26 hasn't been Mainoo's season. The 20-year-old played fewer than 250 minutes in the Premier League before Michael Carrick was installed as United's interim head coach and some of those were under caretaker boss Darren Fletcher. It was no surprise that transfer speculation was rife. A post shared by kobbie mainoo (@kobbie) A photo posted by on But this is modern Manchester United, where the dream is never quite over for a player with just enough stickability to outlast his manager."
Kobbie Mainoo was an unused substitute at the start of the Premier League season while Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes started centrally ahead of Ruben Amorim's back three. Manchester United lost 1-0 to Arsenal from a set piece, with Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha making their Old Trafford debuts. Casemiro was substituted with 25 minutes remaining and Manuel Ugarte replaced him, leaving Mainoo on the bench. Fourteen months earlier Mainoo had started for England in the European Championship final. Mainoo faced transfer links to Chelsea and Aston Villa but is now widely reported to remain at Old Trafford, having played under 250 Premier League minutes before Michael Carrick's appointment.
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