KOBBIE MAINOO has reportedly convinced his team-mates that he will have a massive future in football.

The Manchester United prospect has shown plenty of class during his performances this season.

Kobbie Mainoo has impressed his team-mates

United’s players are optimistic about Mainoo’s career

The 18-year-old Mainoo scored his first goal in a professional football game on Sunday as the Red Devils defeated Newport County 4–2.

The midfield player’s preseason ankle injury kept him out of action from the beginning of the campaign.

However, since returning to fitness, Mainoo has proved to be an important player for manager Erik ten Hag.

He has played in 11 of the club’s last 13 matches and got himself off the mark against Newport.

Despite it being his first strike in professional football, his team-mates are already sure about his prospects.

The Daily Mail have claimed that Mainoo’s fellow United players are convinced that he will have a massive future.

The report has suggested that they believe that he should be one of the first players in Ten Hag’s team.

It adds that the teenager’s technique and “cool temperament” have stood out in training.

As a result, other experienced players have praised Mainoo’s adjustment to the first team’s environment and talked him up.

The Stockport native has also been praised by Danny Murphy as a “plus” for the team.

He said on BBC: “He’s been a real plus for Manchester United this season.

“The emergence of him.

“I know he was known around the club but he’s really taken to first-team football so easily.

“He looks very established. Good without the ball and comfortable on it.

“He’ll save them a lot of money in the market.”

Micah Richards agreed with his co-pundit as he claimed that Mainoo has “everything”.

He added: “What a player he is.

“Off the ball, on the ball. He has absolutely everything.”