Kobbie Mainoo: Man Utd teen sensation added to England squad
Kobbie Mainoo, 18 – the teenage Man Utd sensation has received his first senior England call-up for the upcoming friendlies against Brazil and Belgium.
He was originally named in the under-21 squad but has since been promoted to the senior team.
England face Brazil on Saturday and Belgium on 26 March – both at Wembley – their final games before Gareth Southgate names his Euro 2024 squad.
The rest of the 26-man squad reported to St George’s Park on Tuesday.
The Man UTd academy graduate has been capped by England at under-17, under-18 and under-19 level.
He made his first Manchester United start against Everton in November and has gone on to make a further 19 appearances.
He scored his first goal for the club in a FA Cup fourth-round win at Newport at the end of January, before netting a late winner against Wolves in the Premier League four days later.
England squad
Goalkeepers: Sam Johnstone (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal)
Defenders: Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), Lewis Dunk (Brighton), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Harry Maguire (Man Utd), John Stones (Man City), Kyle Walker (Man City)
Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), Jordan Henderson (Ajax), James Maddison (Tottenham), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Kobbie Mainoo (Man Utd)
Forwards: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), Phil Foden (Man City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Marcus Rashford (Man United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ivan Toney (Brentford), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)