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Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has stated that he would select to play Kobbie Mainoo over Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold within the England midfield at Euro 2024.
Mainoo endured a particularly profitable particular person marketing campaign regardless of United’s struggles on the pitch.
The 19-year-old simply broke into Erik ten Hag’s plans quickly after his restoration from an harm picked up in pre-season and has since by no means seemed again.
He impressed along with his calm and composed shows that always made him stand out head and shoulders above a few of his senior and extra skilled teammates. Mainoo capped his season by scoring within the FA Cup remaining final weekend as United beat Manchester Metropolis 2-1 at Wembley.
Mainoo was included in Gareth Southgate’s provisional squad forward of Euro 2024 and the expectation is that he might be a part of the ultimate listing earlier than the summer time match kicks off in Germany
One participant who was not referred to as up by Southgate was Jordan Henderson and there was a number of speak about who will substitute him.
It has been advised that one answer to offset Henderson’s absence can be to deploy Alexander-Arnold barely increased up the pitch, in the course of the park – a task he’s acquainted with.
Nonetheless, in keeping with Rooney who spoke on The Overlap, the Three Lions can be finest served by using Mainoo as an alternative of the Liverpool star.
Rooney stated, ” I’ve watched Trent play in midfield just a few instances and I feel you lose a number of his qualities. His supply is clearly unimaginable and naturally he can choose passes from midfield, however I feel he has to struggle it out [with Walker for the right-back spot].”
“I do know Kyle is the most effective right-back on this planet on the minute however I feel midfield is such an essential place. I might play Mainoo earlier than Trent in midfield, 100%.”
“It’s not that Trent can’t play there, we noticed him do it not too long ago in opposition to Everton and a number of the passes he was hitting have been unbelievable. It’s in all probability solely Becks [David Beckham] who beats him in that space.”
Rooney added, “However I feel to play in midfield, you want that self-discipline, particularly whenever you come up in opposition to the larger groups, and he would possibly get came upon slightly bit.”
The United legend backed England to do effectively on the Euros now that they’ve a component of worry round them.
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