Frustration over Manchester United star’s unclear role in England’s World Cup squad

Indeed, Mainoo already has 14 caps to his name and looked impressive with the Three Lions at Euro 2024, so to treat him like an untested youngster doesn’t really seem justified.

It’s interesting to note that Mainoo also found himself frozen out of the United team for a while under previous manager Ruben Amorim, so perhaps he’s one of those players that doesn’t appeal to certain kinds of coaches, though he’s really flourished under new MUFC boss Michael Carrick.