Overview
- Casemiro publicly praised Kobbie Mainoo through club media, calling him “the present and the future” and “one of the best no.8s.”
- Mainoo made his first England start since September 2024 in a 1-0 loss to Japan at Wembley.
- Football Insider, citing Fotmob data, reported a 94% pass accuracy, two successful dribbles, nine recoveries, and six duels won out of eight, and argued the display strengthened his World Cup case.
- At Manchester United, club media say Michael Carrick has picked Mainoo in every starting lineup since mid-January and he has rarely left the pitch.
- Football Insider reported he will enter the final year of his deal this summer with a club option for an extra year, and earlier reporting said United are confident of a new agreement.