Manchester United are interested in multiple Newcastle players, and Tino Livramento is already in awe of Kobbie Mainoo.
The England preparations are making training a hotbed for “tapping up” players from other clubs, and Kobbie Mainoo is working his magic.
He’s not doing it by selling Man Utd on other players, but by putting them in awe of the talent that plays at Old Trafford, namely, him.
Tino Livramento has noticed Mainoo being ‘so good’ at two-touch football that he finds it unbelievable the things he does.
If Elliot Anderson is £125m… What is Kobbie Mainoo’s market value right now?
Not that he's going anywhere…🔒
Tino Livramento on Kobbie Mainoo
Apparently, the whole world can, and could, see Mainoo’s quality, except for the manager tasked with the power of selecting him for Man Utd once upon a time.
Mainoo has taken his Man Utd form straight into the England setup, wowing Livramento with the things he can do with a football.
In the latest episode of Lion’s Den, Livramento said Mainoo is ‘so good’ at two-touch training sessions because of his technical excellence.
He said: “Seeing Kobbie play two-touch. He’s so GOOD at two-touch. He’d be passing it or flicking it with his ankle and that.”
To Man Utd fans, Livramento’s claim will come as no surprise, because Mainoo has acted as United’s release valve in midfield ever since he debuted.
He is the one who allows them to play football, by increasing or decreasing the tempo of the game, whenever necessary.
This ability to manipulate the ball to put himself in free space is what separates him from the rest in the Man Utd squad, and it’s not a quality that many in world football have.
Now that he’s added combativeness to his game, along with the streaky finishing he always had, Mainoo is truly on the road to becoming a complete midfielder.
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