Therefore, the 2-1 win, which takes Man Utd to European qualification spots in the table, is a huge boost, with Ruben Amorim also receiving a boost for the next game in the process. <\/p>\n
However, amidst all these nice developments, one can forgive Man Utd fans<\/a> for having deja vu after seeing what Kobbie Mainoo<\/a> did just before coming on vs Palace. <\/p>\n It\u2019s expected by now, but once again, Mainoo found himself on the bench<\/a> against Palace, with the player yet to start a league game this season. <\/p>\n At least he played the full second half against Everton, because against Palace, he was used as an injury time sub to kill some minutes near the end of the game.<\/p>\n Eagle-eyed Man Utd fans spotted Mainoo making no effort to hide his displeasure at the state of developments, with the player sporting a sombre face.<\/p>\n Push comes to shove: Would you rather have Kobbie Mainoo stay at Man Utd or Ruben Amorim? After watching the clip above, Man Utd fans reached a point of acceptance on X, urging him to leave Old Trafford<\/a> for his own good. <\/p>\n Some shared their worst-case scenario of Mainoo leaving because of frustration at a lack of minutes<\/a>, only for the club to sack Ruben Amorim<\/a> eventually. <\/p>\n Perhaps the most worrying thing about Mainoo\u2019s mood is that the last time a player looked like this on the sidelines, his manager at the time, Erik ten Hag<\/a>, fell on the sword. <\/p>\n Erik ten Hag was sacrificed for his treatment of Amad<\/p>\n It\u2019s Mainoo now, but fans will have deja vu after seeing this expression because Amad<\/a> was in the exact same state under Erik ten Hag. <\/p>\n It was October 24, 2024, and United were away to Fenerbahce in the Champions League.<\/p>\n Amad, as always, started on the bench under Ten Hag despite the Dutchman playing Noussair Mazraoui as an attacking midfielder<\/a>. <\/p>\n The humiliation for Amad<\/a> didn\u2019t stop there, as Antony came on before him in the 73rd minute, but picked up an injury soon after. <\/p>\n What Paul Scholes said about Man Utd selling Kobbie Mainoo <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s ridiculous. He\u2019s United\u2019s brightest spark.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s probably the leading man who could be here for the next five to 10 years.\u201d<\/p>\n Paul Scholes in early 2025 <\/p>\n And so, in the 89th minute, Amad finally made his way to the pitch, and the glum expression he sported<\/a> on the sidelines just before coming on came to represent Ten Hag\u2019s flailing tenure. <\/p>\n He would be sacked less than a week later, and Amad started flying<\/a> under Ruud van Nistelrooy, then Ruben Amorim. <\/p>\n![\"Crystal](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2249191780-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Ash Donelon\/Manchester United via Getty ImagesKobbie Mainoo\u2019s sombre mood vs Palace<\/p>\n![\"Kobbie](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kobbie-mainoo-and-ruben-amorim-split-1764583570629-1024x576.jpg\")
Credit: James Gill \u2013 Danehouse\/Getty Images <\/p>\n