Kobbie Mainoo is ‘misplaced’, in response to former England and Manchester United midfielder Scholes

Paul Scholes says Kobbie Mainoo appears misplaced after being deployed in quite a lot of totally different positions by Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim.

Mainoo made large strides final season, breaking via to change into a United common after which enjoying for England at Euro 2024.

However his progress has stalled in current months and Scholes believes that’s right down to an absence of a hard and fast place.

Mainoo has performed in a defensive and attacking midfield function in current weeks, and whilst a false 9 within the defeat to Crystal Palace.

And Scholes feels Amorim is doing him no favours.

The previous United and England midfielder informed The Overlap Fan Debate: “I believe Mainoo is misplaced. I’ve talked about Declan Rice being misplaced earlier than – I believe Mainoo is misplaced as effectively. They don’t know what to do with him.

“I don’t suppose he is aware of the place to play on a soccer pitch as a result of he’s been performed in one of many quantity 10 positions, he has been performed within the two within the midfield, which I can see most likely doesn’t swimsuit him as a result of I don’t suppose he’s the best athlete.

“He’s an amazing footballer. I believe the quantity 10 does swimsuit, [but] the false 9? By no means in one million years.”