The future is certainly bright when it comes to the England national team.
Already a number of young players have broken into the first team such as Phil Foden, Cole Palmer, Bukayo Saka, Adam Wharton and Marc Guehi, and these are likely to be mainstays for years to come.
However, former Manchester United midfielder Paul Ince has claimed that Red Devils midfielder Kobbie Mainoo is not ready to start for England, despite calls for him to do so at Euro 2024.
It has been a whirlwind past few months for Mainoo whose breakthrough into the United first team was one of the very few positives from a disappointing season, but Ince is struggling to see how the 19-year-old fits into Gareth Southgate's starting eleven in Germany.
“I think Kobbie Mainoo has done really well this season in a struggling Manchester United team, it’s all happened so quickly and I think he has an experienced head for such a young player," Ince told Bet365.
“He doesn't seem to be phased by anything so his inclusion in the squad makes sense to me, but when you look at the situation in terms of England’s defensive midfield players. Does he start?
“It depends how Gareth Southgate wants to go. Does he want to go with two sitting midfield players and then an eight in front of him? Or could he go with Jude Bellingham, Declan Rice and Phil Foden in front? That looks more of an answer to me.
“Is Mainoo ready now? Of course he's not, he's still so young. But sometimes you get thrown into the deep end and you just have to swim. You have to survive and I think he can survive.
“But listen, we shouldn't put too much pressure on him because he's only young, he's going to make mistakes. The Iceland game wasn't great, he made mistakes, so when it comes to starting him I think it's a difficult one.
“It depends how attacking Southgate wants to play against Serbia. The most important thing when you play the first game is not to get beat. So whether Mainoo starts, we’ll have to wait and see.”
England's Euro 2024 campaign begins on Sunday when they face Serbia at Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen.
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