Manchester United's young midfielder Kobbie Maino has been compared to legendary midfielders Xavi Hernandez and Paul Scholes.
The 18-year-old has received a lot praise during his breakout campaign with the Red Devils since making his first start in November.
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Since November, Mainoo has become an important figure in Erik ten Hag's side and has also earned his first call-up to the England national side this week.
Former Red Devils striker Louis Saha has paid the young midfielder a great compliment by comparing to Xavi, Scholes and Sergio Busquets.
"On the ball, he's got a bit of a mix of Xavi [Hernández] and Sergio Busquets about him when he goes forward, but he doesn’t necessarily have the body of a Marouane Fellaini or Paul Pogba,"
"Kobbie has shown that he can play well consistently and people can play around him, so it’s very good to have a player of his talent and he’s capable of playing under pressure and providing the wingers with the opportunity to compete in one-on-one situations.
"Hopefully he can continue to improve over the next few years.
“In the last few years of his career, Paul Scholes was able to drop deeper into the midfield and go forward less because he was smart enough to be in the right areas at the right time. Kobbie has that same positional awareness.
"He’s very aware of where his teammates are and he doesn’t panic, so these are great qualities to have at his age."
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