Battle Machine: Kobbie Mainoo Shines as Rare Bright Spot in England’s Midfield Against Iceland

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Kobbie Mainoo has added a third England cap to his tally this evening after being named in the starting 11 to take on Iceland at Wembley.

The Three Lions are currently at the halfway stage of their final warm-up fixture before they jet off to Germany next week, with their Euros opener penned in for Sunday, June 16 against Serbia.

 

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There may be some cause for concern for Gareth Southgate as his side enters the interval 1-0 down. Of course, there’s nothing but pride on the line in such matches, but a defeat won’t do anything for the players’ pre-tournament jitters.

Kobbie Mainoo continued to have another good match when playing alongside Declan Rice

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The manager revealed his 26-man team for England’s campaign on Thursday. Mainoo, who is probably in dreamland after ending his historic Manchester United career with his first senior trophy and directly contributing to the victory by scoring in the final, and Luke Shaw both made the squad. Harry Maguire, on the other hand, was unfortunately left off due to a calf injury.