“It wasn’t easy”: Kobbie Mainoo opens up on painful spell under Ruben Amorim at Man United

Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo has broken his silence on the difficult spell during which he was cast aside by Ruben Amorim. Sidelined Amorim’s United spell will live long in the memory for many negative reasons, one of the major ones being his bizarre treatment of Mainoo.

For reasons best known to himself, Amorim simply did not take to Mainoo, often demonstrating a preference for other options despite United’s struggles in midfield.

The Portuguese coach , now dismissed, repeatedly insisted Mainoo had to improve, yet chances were hard to come by. Late in his United tenure, he became prickly when reporters pressed him on the player’s limited role.