The former England star has questioned Southgate's decision.
and Liverpool played out an FA Cup classic at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, with Erik ten Hag's side snatching a 4-3 win to advance to the semi-finals.One player who was particularly impressive was Kobbie Mainoo, the 18-year-old midfielder who started alongside Scott McTominay with Casemiro unavailable through injury.
The youngster has enjoyed a meteoric rise after becoming a regular member of Ten Hag's squad this season, prompting many fans and neutral to call for his inclusion in the England squad.However, when Gareth Southgate announced his England squad for upcoming friendlies against Brazil and Belgium over the next week, there was no place for Mainoo.The former Arsenal striker was at Old Trafford covering the match with ITV Sport, and he sent Southgate a clear message about Mainoo.
"But he's only had a handful of games and you have to be very careful development-wise in making those decisions at the right time."So we think ideally, we should allow him that space to develop at his own speed. He's not at the point in terms of number of games that Jude and Bukayo were when they came in for the first time."
Alex Brotherton is a Sports Trends Writer at SPORTbible. He has previously worked with publications including the Manchester Evening News, GOAL and BBC Sport. He is a football fanatic, but also dabbles in tennis and American football. He enjoys running, cooking and watching non-league football. Gareth Southgate explains why Kobbie Mainoo has been left out of England squad as Jordan Henderson includedMan Utd 'assessing' Gareth Southgate as potential Erik ten Hag replacement as three-man shortlist revealedA reporter who Jurgen Klopp berated after Liverpool’s defeat to Manchester United has now claimed the German yelled at him.
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