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‘NOT 18’ – Kobbie Mainoo created a ‘DOMINANT’ performance over West Ham’s midfield in Man Utd’s loss despite a huge mistake

Entertainment — 12/24/2023

The English talent actually had a commendable performance in the match against West Ham United.

As a guest at West Ham’s field, Manchester United is expected to be able to leave with a positive result as coach David Moyes and his team were just “destroyed” by Liverpool in midweek.

However, Man Utd soon encountered difficulties when Raphael Varane suddenly got injured, forcing coach Erik Ten Hag to put his trust in young talent Willy Kambwala.

Despite playing quite well in the first 45 minutes, Man Utd showed signs of decline in the second half. After many efforts, West Ham also scored the opening goal in the 72nd minute thanks to Jarrod Bowen.

6 minutes later, it was Mohammed Kudus’ turn to put his name on the scoreboard and seal a 2-0 victory for the home team.

Perhaps, Kobbie Mainoo is currently blaming himself for making a mistake that led to Kudus’ goal. But obviously, even without Mainoo’s mistake, it cannot be guaranteed that Man Utd will find an equalizer with the deadlock that the attackers have shown.

On the contrary, Mainoo should really be encouraged after this match, because he continued to deliver a positive performance, much more mature than his age.

According to data from Fotmob and Sofascore, the British talent has won 6 duels against West Ham – the most on Man Utd’s side. In addition, Mainoo also left its mark with 3 successful aerial combat situations.

It can be said that Mainoo played a very important role in Man Utd’s football development process against West Ham, when he had 65 accurate passes – a better achievement than any other player on both teams. In particular, he had 1 pass to create a scoring opportunity, 2 accurate passes to cross the line and 5 passes into the final third of the field.

In addition, Mainoo also impressed with 1 shot on target, 2 clearance situations, 3 accurate tackles, 2 ball recoveries and 1 interception.

According to evaluation from Sofascore, Mainoo received a score of 7.3 – the fourth highest score in the match, and higher than any central midfielder of both teams. Obviously, ignoring mistakes, the 18-year-old talent still had a really impressive match.