'He will be a superstar somewhere else'

UNITED legends Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt have both backed Kobbie Mainoo as the young midfielder continues to be left out of Ruben Amorim's squad.

- By WILL JENKINS

Scholes told The Good, The Bad & The Football podcast: "Ruben Amorim has said Kobbie Mainoo is a starter... every appearance he's made in the Premier League has been as a sub. Things like that wind me up.

"I wouldn't mind if he was in a good team and they were winning every week and keeping possession but they're rubbish. Kobbie is a 20-year-old kid and he's not playing, he's going to have to leave. Do you know what will happen now? Amorim will bring him into a game and he won't be great but that's because he needs regular games.