Mainoo has tumbled down the United pecking order after Ruben Amorim<\/a> has been playing Red Devils skipper Bruno Fernandes<\/a> in the two-man midfield pivot.<\/p>\n The 20-year-old Stockport-born talent has not made a single Premier League start in the 2025-26 season and has been limited to sporadic cameo appearances instead.<\/p>\n Has Kobbie Mainoo played his last game for Manchester United this season? <\/p>\n Kobbie Mainoo was left out of the squad to face Aston Villa and Ruben Amorim confirmed he has suffered an injury that could last until the January window\u2026<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n Ben Foster<\/a> has admitted that he is deeply critical of Ruben Amorim\u2019s comments around Mainoo and the United<\/a> youth academy talent in recent weeks.<\/p>\n Speaking on his podcast, he said: \u201cThis is a really interesting talking point [\u2026], okay, because Kobbie Mainoo, what\u2019s happening with him? Why is he not playing? There\u2019s been so much media press coverage about him.<\/p>\n \u201cAmorim said something last week as well. And then some of the young lads at the club went and put out an Instagram post out and I\u2019m just thinking, I\u2019m watching it thinking, \u2018What on earth?\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cHow have Man United got to this state here, this place where young lads feel like, \u2018Oh, do you know what? Has he said that about me? I\u2019ll put this Instagram picture out.\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cHonestly, like honestly, it\u2019s an absolute disgrace. It really is.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE: Ben Foster claims Bruno Fernandes is one of Man Utd\u2019s two \u2018absolute world-beaters,\u2019 he\u2019s in awe at \u2018specimen\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n Kobbie Mainoo has been linked with an exit<\/a> from Manchester United in January, having reportedly asked the club to leave Old Trafford back in the summer.<\/p>\n Napoli have been linked with Mainoo<\/a> and the Red Devils midfielder is keen to secure regular first-team<\/a> minutes amid fears of missing out on the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\n Mainoo is under contract with United until 2027<\/a> and the England international is reportedly earning only \u00a325,000 per week on his existing deal at the club.<\/p>\n What do you think of Kobbie Mainoo\u2019s brother wearing a \u2018Free Kobbie Mainoo\u2019 t-shirt at Old Trafford? <\/p>\n This is NOT going to help Kobbie Mainoo!<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n Ben Foster believes that the Three Lions ace might feel that he is being underpaid on his current deal after the signings of Bryan Mbeumo<\/a> and Matheus Cunha<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cBut like you say, they\u2019re trying to draw a line in the sand, but then they signed Cunha on a couple of hundred [thousand pounds], 150 [thousand] and Mbeumo on the same amount of money,\u201d he said on the Fozcast<\/a> podcast.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, I understand that he [Mainoo] would be rightfully annoyed at not being looked after like that.<\/p>\n \u201cI understand United\u2019s stance as well, but then they go and give the other players contracts anyway. But we don\u2019t get to see behind the scenes.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Ruben](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Amorim-Mainoo-injury-819x1024.png\")
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Photo by PETER POWELL \/ AFP via Getty ImagesBen Foster singles out one issue that Man Utd midfielder Kobbie Mainoo is currently facing at Old Trafford<\/p>\n![\"Kobbie](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-15-234938.png\")
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