Kobbie Mainoo 'confused' by Ruben Amorim tactics as Man Utd boss blamed for struggles

Kobbie Mainoo has endured a hard clip nether Ruben Amorim's management, with the England prima putting successful different disappointing showing arsenic Manchester United bushed Leicester successful the FA Cup

Ruben Amorim has been warned that Kobbie Mainoo is 'confused' by his tactics astatine Manchester United.

Mainoo broke into the United squad past season, establishing himself arsenic 1 of their champion cardinal midfielders. But nether Amorim's management, Mainoo has been pushed further forward, precocious operating arsenic a centre guardant successful the decision to Crystal Palace.

While Rasmus Hojlund replaced him successful that relation for the FA Cup triumph implicit Leicester, Mainoo was inactive selected successful a much precocious No.10 position. But it was different disappointing evening for the 19-year-old, who failed to person a changeable oregon make a accidental and had conscionable 4 touches wrong the Foxes' box.

That latest underwhelming showing has seen erstwhile Chelsea prima Tony Cascarino rise concerns astir Amorim's absorption of the youngster. He believes that the United brag is giving his young complaint excessively overmuch to deliberation about.

“When helium [Mainoo] archetypal came into the Man United team, I thought helium truly did it astatine a breeze,” helium told talkSPORT. "It was rather comfy for him, helium felt assured connected the ball, helium knew what helium was wanting to effort and achieve.

"Gets him successful the England squad, does truly good successful the Euros, plays well, doesn’t look retired of place, truly precocious standard. I'm watching Kobbie Mainoo past night, and it’s not connected him, I’m putting this connected the manager and the coaching squad astir him.

"I deliberation helium looks a confused footballer now. Because Kobbie is going backward excessively often. I deliberation helium feels he’s acrophobic to suffer the ball, and that’s what tin hap erstwhile you get into a truly method setup.

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"Which is what Amorim is trying to achieve. I’m watching Kobbie Mainoo, and I deliberation helium doesn’t truly cognize what he’s meant to bash now. I consciousness atrocious for him due to the fact that he’s 19, and he’s learning connected the job.

"When helium archetypal broke in, everything astir his crippled was spot on. He's gone from a cardinal midfielder, to an attacking midfielder to a centre forward. He's the aboriginal of Manchester United. He's successful a presumption that isn't earthy for him."

Questions astir Amorim's usage of Mainoo were raised aft the decision to Palace past week. But the United brag insisted that helium had religion that the England prima could beryllium a occurrence successful his much precocious role.

"Today, we take to play with Kobbie [Mainoo] to usage the characteristics of Kobbie. It’s not thing against Rasmus oregon Josh. And, sometimes, the squad scores goals by creating situations, to usage the close characteristics," Amorim said aft past week's loss.

"It doesn’t mean if you play with 2 strikers you are going to people much goals. So I deliberation it’s a occupation for the squad and we person spoken astir that each the time. We request to amended our show successful each facet of the game, particularly scoring goals."

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