KOBBIE MAINOO is a fitness doubt for Manchester United’s clash with Brentford this evening.
The teenager reported back to Carrington earlier this week after making his first England start against Belgium on Tuesday night.
Following his player of the match performance in the 2-2 draw, Mainoo began to feel unwell.
According to the Mail, he sat out of Man Utd training on Thursday through illness.
Mainoo, 18, did report for duty at Carrington yesterday.
But it is so far unclear if he will be able to feature from the start in West London.
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Ahead of the game, boss Erik ten Hag said of Mainoo’s status: “I don’t know, we hope.
“Today he is here, not fully recovered but we still have many hours before tomorrow with kick off at 8pm.”
United made an unusual tweak to their travel arrangements for the trip to Brentford to give Mainoo every chance of playing.
Having missed the start of the season with an ankle injury, Mainoo has since become a mainstay of Ten Hag’s midfield.
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He has started their last 12 Premier League games, featuring in 14 in total this season.
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Ten Hag, 54, was impressed by Mainoo’s international emergence with England over the last fortnight.
But the Dutchman has also pledged to keep his starlet grounded.
He said: “So far, he handles it very well and if he crosses the line, I as a manager and we as coaches will interfere.”
Should Mainoo be unavailable, Ten Hag could turn to Christian Eriksen to start in midfield.
While on international duty with Denmark, Eriksen told Danish outlet Tipsbladet: “I have previously stated that I am not satisfied with not playing, but it’s not something that keeps me up at night.
“The team is performing, and I must respect the role I have alongside. For my part, it has been about working hard and focusing on being fresh for every game, and I am.
“It is easier now to accept my role than it would have been before.
“I have had a conversation with Erik about being unhappy with the situation and wanting to play as much as possible, but I am available and need to be available for the team, which I am and always will be.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
