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23.01.2024 - 10:21 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Former Manchester United academy coach Neil Wood believes Kobbie Mainoo will take his game to the next level when his confidence in playing senior football grows.
Mainoo was part of the FA Youth Cup winning side in the academy during the 2021/22 season and he's now part of the first-team squad after forcing himself into Erik ten Hag's plans.
The youngster is regarded as an exceptional prospect and he's one of the first names on the team sheet for many fans. Mainoo has started the last six games for United and he tends to play a deeper midfield role, dropping between the defenders and orchestrating play.
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Wood spent three years at United as the head coach of the club's Under-21s before joining Salford City and was part of the staff who observed Mainoo's potential.
He was recently asked about Mainoo on the United We Stand podcast. "He's had a great upbringing. He's come all the way through the academy system there at Man United," Wood said.
"He's had a lot of experience throughout that time on and off the pitch. When I was there, he was still quite young and we were starting to introduce him into UEFA Youth League games and Under-21 games, just to kind of test and stretch him a little bit.
"Then he would go back into the Under-18s or Under-16s to regain the confidence that they lost a little bit when they're against players who are four or five years older than him.
"I think what you see with Kobbie now is he's a real technician. He can handle the ball, he's really good on the ball and I think that's down to years and years of technical development.
"He's got a wise and mature head on his shoulders
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