Gary Lineker has joked that Kobbie Mainoo should sue former Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim for ‘taking a year out of his career’.
Mainoo struggled to win favour under Amorim at Manchester United and came close to leaving the club before the latter was sacked last month.
He has since flourished under the management of interim boss Michael Carrick, as the Red Devils have won four consecutive league games. Mainoo was excellent in the weekend win over Tottenham to heighten calls for an England recall next month.
Speaking on The Rest Is Football podcast, Lineker joked Mainoo should sue the former manager for his lack of minutes.
“Do you know what? If I was Kobbie Mainoo and I say this in jest. I’d be thinking about whether I should sue him [Amorim] or not,” he said.
“He’s taken a year out of that kid’s career. This kid is a wonderful footballer. God, he makes it look so easy.
“He wants the ball, he receives it with anyone around him and he turns, always makes the right decisions, he’s graceful.
“I mean, come on! He’s been absolutely detrimental to his career.
“If he doesn’t make the World Cup squad… and I sense he probably will if he can stay fit and if he keeps playing because he’s just a seriously good footballer”.
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