Jude Bellingham praised Kobbie Mainoo’s performance for England against Belgium and believes that Man United’s future star has great potential.

England looked like they would receive their second consecutive defeat in the early morning of March 27 at Wembley after Youri Tielemans’ double in the first half, but Bellingham’s flash in extra time in the second half helped the Three Lions tie the game. ended the match with a draw of 2-2.

At the age of 18, Mainoo showed incredible bravery against the stars of Brazil and Belgium in England’s last two friendly matches.

Kobbie Mainoo made his first start for England, playing a key role in the first goal. He showed composure and quick feet throughout the match and Bellingham saw the 18-year-old as the future of Man United and England.

“Yes, he played well tonight,” the Real star told Channel 4 after the match, “It’s difficult, I’m standing here talking like an old man but I know well how much pressure there is when there’s a lot of talk. dispersion and the pressure placed on Mainoo at this time. So I don’t want to add fuel to the fire but he is an excellent player, will have a great future at Man United and is the hope of England.”

Regarding the equalizer in the final minutes, Bellingham continued: “I loved the goal because I knew England would be heavily criticized if they lost two matches in a row. With matches like this, everyone should remember that there are many new players, many of whom I have not played with before.

I think we created a lot of chances, there was a perfect opportunity where I should have scored. I’m very happy to be in today’s match but we really deserved to win with the many opportunities we created, myself and Foden missed many opportunities.

Therefore, immediate correction is needed, these are two perfect matches that help us realize our shortcomings before attending the Euros. I know everyone is disappointed with the result but let’s evaluate the nature of the match fairly, in this pile of negatives there are dozens of positives in it and we will definitely perform well in the future.” .