Manchester United’s Kobbie Mainoo Gets England Call-Up
Kobbie Mainoo, Manchester United midfielder has received his first call-up to the England squad for the upcoming friendlies against Brazil and Belgium.
Mainoo, 18, was initially listed in the Under-21 squad but has now been elevated to Gareth Southgate’s senior team.
England will play against Brazil on Saturday and Belgium on 26 March – both at Wembley – their final games before Southgate names his squad for Euro 2024.
The rest of the 25-man squad reported to St George’s Park on Tuesday.
United academy graduate Mainoo has been capped by England at under-17, under-18 and under-19 level.
The Stockport-born teenager made his first Manchester United start against Everton in November and has gone on to make a further 19 appearances.
He bagged his first goal for the club in a FA Cup fourth-round win at Newport at the end of January, before scoring a late winner against Wolves in the Premier League four days later.
