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Erik ten Hag will not be afraid to turn to Kobbie Mainoo should Manchester United's midfield crisis continue to bite.

Suspension to Casemiro, plus injuries to Christian Eriksen, Donny van de Beek and Scott McTominay, leaves Ten Hag with just Fred and new signing Marcel Sabitzer as United's experienced hands ahead of a decisive stage of their season.

However, Stockport starlet Mainoo, is fast emerging as a player Ten Hag can also rely on.

Handed his first team debut against Charlton Athletic in the Carabao Cup quarter final win last month, many staff thought the 17-year-old was 'unlucky' not to have been given his bow before then. He played just over an hour before being replaced by Casemiro, the serial winner he admits to studying closely.

A key part of the team that won the FA Youth Cup against Nottingham Forest last season, Mainoo has continued on an upward trajectory.