The 19-year-old, standing alongside his teammates, removed his training jacket and placed it over the mascot in front of him when rain began falling just before the highly anticipated Manchester United versus Liverpool clash at Old Trafford.

Kambwala’s compassionate act immediately brought to mind a similar gesture by Real Madrid’s Bellingham, who, last month, gave his tracksuit top to a disabled mascot amidst heavy rain before England’s friendly against Belgium at Wembley.

Making his inaugural senior start at Old Trafford, United’s central defender Kambwala marked his eighth appearance for the club overall in the 2-2 draw against Liverpool. Hailing from Congo, Kambwala expressed his pride in playing against the Reds, stating to club media: “It’s my job, it’s my passion. I know what I need to do on the pitch. I know I need to give everything from the first moment, to impress and to enjoy it. That’s what I like to do. So yeah, it’s my passion. And I know, like every time I have the opportunity to be on the pitch, I need to give everything to leave everything on the pitch.”

Kambwala aims to feature once more as United take on Bournemouth in their upcoming Premier League fixture on Saturday. The Red Devils have encountered a winless streak in their last three matches in the English top-flight.

Willy Kambwala

Manchester United

Defender

Congo DR

Age: 20

192 cm

Season 2023/2024

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Played 2 4 Missed

Minutes 15 7.5 Avg

Goals 0 0.0 Avg

Assist 0 0.0 Avg

Attempt 1 0.5 Avg

Passes 13 6.583.5% AvgSucc

Yellow 0 0.0 Avg

Red 0 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total 6 times for 221 minutes for Premier League.

Willy Kambwala didn’t score any goal for Manchester United. He procured no assists. He received 1 yellow card and no red cards.

His team is currently 6th in Premier League. In the last match Manchester United drew 2-2 against Liverpool. The next match in Premier League will be against AFC Bournemouth.