Many eyebrows were raised when the Manchester United starting XI was announced for Sunday's clash with Crystal Palace with Kobbie Mainoo apparently being played up top. There was confusion as the ...

Amorim started the midfielder as a false-nine on SundayCredit: Getty Mainoo was deployed as the Red Devils' centre forward in a false-nine role for Amorim's side. Meanwhile, strikers Rasmus ...

Ruben Amorim has explained his bizarre decision to start Kobbie Mainoo as a striker in Manchester United’s 2-0 loss to Crystal Palace on Sunday. United’s awful run of form in the Premier ...

Eyebrows were certainly raised when Kobbie Mainoo, 19, got the nod to lead the line for United as Crystal Palace visited Old Trafford. Especially when the Portuguese manager named not one but two ...

By selecting defensive midfielder Kobbie Mainoo as a center-forward in what resulted in a 2-0 home defeat against Crystal Palace, Amorim was making a desperate plea for somebody, somewhere ...

And instead he opted to start Kobbie Mainoo as the No9 leading the line. Mainoo, 19, usually plays in the heart of midfield. But Amorim shook things up with his surprise new position to face the ...

Kobbie Mainoo started in the left number 10 spot with Bruno Fernandes playing at the base of the midfield. Since bursting onto the scene from the United academy, Mainoo has largely been used as a ...

Kobbie Mainoo starred as Manchester United beat FCSB 2-0 in the Europa League yesterday. He has often played alongside Manuel Ugarte in manager Ruben Amorim’s two-man central midfield but ...