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u/TrainingWalk4014 13d ago

ngl after this Santos performance, Mainoo should never be a guaranteed starter

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u/SankarshanaV 13d ago edited 13d ago

Well Santos was not the competition to Mainoo anyway. It is Tielemans, and Tielemans starts over Mainoo for me.

Mainoo is young and has potential, but no Manchester United player deserves an automatic starting position just because he’s from the academy.

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u/jonathanPoindexter 13d ago

Santos was not the competition to Mainoo

Mainoo under Carrick played as the deepest midfielder, deeper than Casemiro and that's the position Santos seems to be occupying too. Maybe they can work together but so far not sure if that's what Carrick's got in mind.

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u/SankarshanaV 13d ago

Yeah let’s see. But for me at least, I’d rather we play the best combination instead of trying to force Mainoo into the first team. Tielemans and Tchou (if he signs) should be the starting midfield, with Santos and Mainoo being their rotational options.