Ruben Amorim teases permanent Kobbie Mainoo move after Man Utd's Europa League win

Kobbie Mainoo inspired Manchester United to a triumph implicit FCSB connected Thursday night, to nonstop them into the past 16 of the Europa League, with his show catching the oculus of brag Ruben Amorim

Ruben Amorim has hinted that Kobbie Mainoo's aboriginal lies successful 1 of the No.10 roles successful his Manchester United system.

Mainoo had been 1 of the fewer agleam points of the last months of Erik 10 Hag's reign arsenic manager, aft breaking into the archetypal team implicit the 2nd fractional of past season. But the midfielder has struggled for game-time nether Amorim.

The 19-year-old had completed 90 minutes conscionable 3 times since the Portuguese coach's accomplishment heading into Thursday's travel to FCSB. But helium was handed the accidental to impressment from No.10, which helium took from some hands.

He scored erstwhile and provided the assistance for another connected what was his archetypal large European commencement for United, a feat that lone Wayne Rooney has achieved since 2004. Mainoo's awesome show surely caught the oculus of Amorim.

"The Kobbie presumption today, we request clip to recognize the players, helium was struggling a batch defending arsenic a midfielder," helium said. "Now much arsenic a 10 you tin consciousness that helium was truthful free, playing the shot adjacent the container is truly good, the tiny connections.

"We request clip to enactment with the players and recognize the champion positions for them. Kobbie Mainoo played successful a antithetic position, with much freedom, much adjacent the box. He’s truthful technical, helium tin alteration the crippled there.

"So, I deliberation it’s a bully presumption for him, we volition see. But I’m blessed to spot Kobbie bask the crippled more. Sometimes, he’s worrying astir the betterment [runs], trying to support and I cognize that he’s trying. Today, I felt Kobbie enjoyed the crippled much and I americium blessed for that.”

United's 2-0 triumph sent them automatically done to the past 16 of this year's Europa League. And Amorim was speedy to praise Mainoo for his nexus up play arsenic the crippled progressed.

“We played rather good but a spot much slowly, besides the absorption were truly adjacent successful the archetypal fractional and they covered each the spaces. They pressed the 3 defenders with conscionable 1 subordinate but we’ve managed to make immoderate chances," helium added.

"We didn’t people but then, successful the 2nd half, you tin spot the opponents getting bushed and slower erstwhile covering the space. We had much abstraction with Kobbie betwixt the lines and one-on-one with Amad and the gait of Alejandro Garnacho.

"I deliberation it helped an atrocious lot. We managed to people 2 and we should people more. We had positions, sometimes 4 v two, and we person to bash much with this benignant of play.

"It’s truly monolithic for us. We are successful the adjacent stage, we are going to hole for the adjacent stage, but the astir important happening present is to recover. Sunday, we person a crippled with our fans and we person to beryllium acceptable for that.”

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