Manchester United interim head coach Darren Fletcher believes Kobbie Mainoo is “in a good place”
after returning to fitness.
The Academy graduate came through a substitute appearance in the 2-2 draw at Burnley, after a short spell on the sidelines.
He missed the games against Aston Villa, Newcastle United, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leeds United due to injury but will be in contention to feature again in Sunday's Emirates FA Cup third-round tie against Brighton & Hove Albion.
The Turf Moor cameo was his 12th outing of the campaign and Fletcher is pleased to have the 20-year-old available, as he knows him well.
“He seems in a good place,
“ Fletcher said at his pre-match press conference. ”
Kobbie doesn't give you much [indication], so you wouldn't know if he was in a good place or not so good!
“He's like that, that's his natural way. But I know him well, and I've known him for a long time, and I've seen him around the building and around different places, throughout the season. Not so much about the building, but you see people around. And I've had conversations with him, in general.
“But he's in a good place,”
Fletcher reiterated. “I know Kobbie, and I think he knows me, and he knows Travis Binnion, so he’s comfortable with his environment.
”So, he's in a good place. He's trained well and, as I said, he's hard to read, Kobbie, so that remains to be seen.“
Mainoo, of course, scored the eventual winner in the Emirates FA Cup final against Manchester City in 2024, when he produced a Man of the Match display in the final at Wembley.