Gary Neville uses Man City star’s example to praise Manchester United youngster, Kobbie Mainoo
Former Manchester United skipper, Gary Neville rates United midfielder, Kobbie Mainoo very highly. The 18-year-old is having quite the season and has even earned himself a spot in England’s national team.
Neville had a ton of praise for Mainoo while speaking on the Overlap (h/t Manchester Evening News). He even compared 18-year-old Mainoo to a former Man City star, let’s have a closer look at what he had to say.
“You can’t do that unless you’re… I used to think Owen Hargreaves could do that for United. Hargreaves was a great tackler in midfield, he would go and take the ball off people.”
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Neville added that Mainoo’s play style is very similar to Hargreaves. He was extremely appreciative of how the 18-year-old midfielder has defended the box for his team this season.
The former Red Devil also mentioned that there aren’t a lot of players who can do the things that Kobbie Mainoo does. That is very high praise for such a young player, but the English midfielder deserves every bit of it.
Hargreaves had quite a career playing for huge clubs like Manchester United, Man City and Bayern Munich. If Mainoo can be consistent he’s also in for a starstruck career ahead of him.
The 18-year-old’s primary focus during this time should be to stay healthy and continue to put up performances on the big stage.
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Now that the international break is up the team will be looking forward to seeing their youngsters perform over the coming days.
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