Kobbie Mainoo, the 18-year-old Manchester United midfielder, is eyeing a spot in England’s Euros squad after a rapid rise to Gareth Southgate’s senior team. Despite making just 23 appearances for his club, Mainoo is in contention for his debut against Brazil or Belgium. He expressed that his end goal for the season is to be part of the Euros squad and is focused on performing well at the club level to achieve this.

Mainoo was initially called up for England’s Under-21s but impressed during United’s FA Cup quarter-final win over Liverpool, leading to his inclusion in the senior Three Lions squad. Describing the experience as a “whirlwind of emotions,” Mainoo praised Gareth Southgate for making him feel comfortable and outlining his potential role in the team.

“I’ve got to focus on club football in the meantime, and hopefully that’ll figure itself out,” Mainoo said. “It would be an honor to be able to make the plane.” Playing against Brazil would be a dream come true for Mainoo, who sees them as an iconic team. He also expressed admiration for Brazilian legend Ronaldinho and listed Wayne Rooney, Paul Scholes, and Eric Cantona as his heroes.

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Kobbie Mainoo

This season he played in total 4 times for 261 minutes for FA Cup.

Kobbie Mainoo scored 1 goal for Manchester United. He procured no assists. He received no yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 6th in FA Cup. In the last match Manchester United won 2-0 against Everton. The next match in FA Cup will be against Brentford.

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