West Ham United striker Michail Antonio has been in absolute awe of how good Kobbie Mainoo has been in his breakthrough season at Man United.
Speaking about the midfielder in the Footballers’ Football podcast, he said: “He is frightening, he is actually frightening. The craziest thing is that when they came to us at the beginning of the season, I didn’t know much of these players like and this was United, but when he played against us I was like ‘this kid is something special.
“Then I was like where did they sign him from? They had to have signed him, this guy was a joke, but he came through the academy, this kid is something else.”
Mainoo has proven to be one of Man United’s best players in the 2023/24 season, with his performances particularly picking up after the turn of the year.
The Englishman has scored three goals in 23 appearances for the Red Devils so far, which included the brilliant goal against Liverpool in the recent 2-2 draw.
