As Kobbie Mainoo, a teenager, continues his meteoric climb through the ranks of the team, Bruno Fernandes has come clean about knowing his nаme from two years ago.

Despite going up 2-0 and 3-1 in Birmingham, Manchester United came out on top in an odd Midlands match, winning 4-3. The scores were leveled at 3-3 thanks to a spectacular strike by Pedro Neto in the 94th minute.

Especially for Erik ten Hag, the Dutchman would have been getting ready for the media frenzy that would have ensued if they had lost the game, things looked bleak.

But that was all put to rest by a flash of genius from Kobbie Mainoo, and the Dutchman will be forever grateful to the teenager for saving the game.

On Mainoo, Fernandes

United captain Bruno Fernandes was interviewed by TNT Sports following the intense match at Molineux. The question posed to him was, “How good can this teenage star be?” Mainoo was also present.

For Fernandes, “He is a big talent,” that was the verdict. “I noticed him play for the under-18s, and I mentioned Kobbie’s nаme a few years ago, even though I didn’t know whether he would make it to the first team.”

Mainoo responded to Fernandes’s compliments by saying, “He’s a role model and a special player to look up to.”

Everyone who was enthusiastic about the midfielder in preseason was right; the teenager has been outstanding every game in the middle of the field and is impossible to knоck dоwn.

The hopeful season of Mainoo

After last season’s Carabao Cup win over Newcastle United, Ten Hag embraced Mainoo, confirming that everything was going according to plan for the teenager.

Although it may come as a surprise to some, the majority of the fandom is well aware that he is now a solid part of the first team plans. Maybe Mainoo’s admirers weren’t expecting him to make such a rapid impact, but he has exceeded their expectations.

His breakout has been even more remarkable given the team’s struggles surrounding him, and he is proving to be an invaluable asset to the Red Devils’ engine room.