Mainoo can be main man


Bursting with confidence: England’s Kobbie Mainoo chest controls the ball during the last-16 match against Slovakia. — AFP

BLANKENHAIN: Kobbie Mainoo’s inexorable rise continued over the weekend as the teenager became the third youngest player to start a major tournament knockout match for England.

The 19-year-old lined up for Gareth Southgate’s side in their dramatic 2-1 extra-time win over Slovakia just 217 days after making his first Premier League start for Manchester United.

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