Kobbie Mainoo’s weekly masterclasses continue to embarrass Ruben Amorim, but another player vindicated him vs Chelsea.
When it comes to wrong decisions taken by Ruben Amorim at Man Utd, Kobbie Mainoo’s exclusion from the first XI picture is right up there.
Not even the benefit of hindsight was needed to see that it was a misstep by Amorim, and the player has since proven that theory right.
However, Amorim will take solace from the fact that he was also massively vindicated vs Chelsea by another player.
Ruben Amorim’s tale of Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho
Mainoo and Garnacho were supposed to be the two building blocks at Old Trafford, but had Amorim not left in January, both of them would have.
Ultimately, Amorim can be thanked for letting one leave, and damned for almost letting the other leave.
After watching United’s 1-0 win against Chelsea, it’s not hard to guess which player is which, as one embarrassed Amorim and the other vindicated him.
Amorim fell out with Garnacho spectacularly, leading to an infamous rant on the training ground where he said to Garnacho that he had better pray a club wants him in the summer.
His fallout with Mainoo was more silent, but that was down to the player never making incendiary statements in public, rather than anything Amorim did to keep it calm.
If anything, it can be said that so bad was Amorim’s fallout with Garnacho that it forever scarred him on United’s youngsters.
Effectively, Garnacho’s conduct made it impossible for Mainoo to change Amorim’s mind about him.
One earned harsh treatment while the other got it as a result of the other’s unprofessionalism. After the Chelsea game, it’s clear that the decision made with the brain was the correct one, and the one made with preconceived notions was the wrong one.
Garnacho vindicates Amorim as Mainoo embarrasses him
Even selling Garnacho last summer raised some eyebrows among Man Utd fans, but that £40m fee is looking like tremendous business with each game.
Against United, he gave the full “Garnacho experience”, only for the Chelsea fans this time, who were frustrated and tired of him by the full-time whistle.
He repeatedly ran into blind alleys, made suspect decisions on the ball, defended half-heartedly, and ended multiple transition opportunities.
Mainoo, in contrast, played his best game under Carrick, by the manager’s own admission, and made a mockery of Amorim’s criticism.
Amorim definitely misprofiled Mainoo and almost cost United massively, but ultimately, the decision he did take with Garnacho has ended up as a masterstroke.
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