Manchester United’s backroom staff admitted afterwards to being in awe at what they had just witnessed as Mainoo snatched victory from the jaws of further disappoint at Wolves last year. A star, a homegrown one at that, was born.
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Read MoreTalk of a new lucrative contract quickly surfaced. But after Ten Hag departed, so did the furore around Mainoo as Ruben Amorim used him sparingly, with it glaringly obviously the new United boss looked upon the teenager in a less favourable light.
Amorim, though, for all his struggles so far in England, has to be admired for his propensity for change. Who would have thought Amad Diallo could be such a dangerous wingback? Or Bruno Fernandes be just as effective from even deeper in midfield?
Kobbie Mainoo thrived in Amorim’s latest experiment (Photo: AP)
While Eriksen quickly faded, Mainoo, with a fleet of foot one can only be born with, flourished. Hinting his future under Amorim may not be in the heart of midfield after all.
“As a 10 he was so free playing the ball near the box.”
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Read MoreQuite who United were facing was open to debate, with Steaua Bucharest forcibly renamed in 2017 to FCSB after a long-running legal dispute with the Ministry of Defence, who owned Steaua during Nicolae Ceausescu dictatorship.
For all their domestic struggles, Europe has been a safer haven for United of late. Coming into their trip to the Romanian capital, United remained unbeaten in this year’s Europa League, form which has taken them back into the top four of one competition at least.
As is often the case with modern-day United, the intensity evaporated quicker than you could say Palinka. The hosts in fact had the best opening of the first half, Mihai Popescu prodding wide on the stretch.
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Read MoreAfter a defensive error, Garnacho struck the post, before Fernandes’ long-range effort came out off the crossbar.
Garnacho continued to cause problems down the left and helped United put the game to bed, Mainoo sliding home the Argentine’s cross. It was the kind of finish made to look routine, but only by a player with ability to take such moments in his stride.
If Mainoo announced himself to the world at Molineux 11 months ago, his efforts in Romania provided Amorim with a timely reminder that just because he may not be able to fulfilling the lung-busting requirements the demanding new boss asks of his central midfielders, Mainoo’s ascendancy to superstardom need not slow down.
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